Phillips v. Brock, Schechter & Polakoff, LLP

Full title: STEVEN M. PHILLIPS, AS EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF BRIAN J. PHILLIPS…

Court: SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department

Date published: Nov 13, 2015

2015 N.Y. Slip Op. 8246 (N.Y. App. Div. 2015)

Opinion

729 CA 13-02144

11-13-2015

STEVEN M. PHILLIPS, AS EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF BRIAN J. PHILLIPS, DECEASED, AND AS SUCCESSOR ADMINISTRATOR C.T.A. OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM G. PHILLIPS, DECEASED, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. BROCK, SCHECHTER & POLAKOFF, LLP, LAWRENCE LEVIN, C.P.A., AND FRANK A. KACZMARCZYK, C.P.A., DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS. ???????????????????????? BROCK, SCHECHTER & POLAKOFF, LLP, LAWRENCE LEVIN, C.P.A. AND FRANK A. KACZMARCZYK, C.P.A., THIRD-PARTY PLAINTIFFS, LAW OFFICES OF EUGENE C. TENNEY, THIRD-PARTY DEFENDANT.

GOLDBERG SEGALLA LLP, BUFFALO (BRIAN R. BIGGIE OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS AND THIRD-PARTY PLAINTIFFS. GELBER & O'CONNELL, LLC, AMHERST (HERSCHEL GELBER OF COUNSEL), FOR PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT. HISCOCK & BARCLAY, BUFFALO (DAVID M. HEHR OF COUNSEL), FOR THIRD-PARTY DEFENDANT.

CENTRA, J.P., PERADOTTO, LINDLEY, VALENTINO, AND DEJOSEPH, JJ.

PRESENT:

GOLDBERG SEGALLA LLP, BUFFALO (BRIAN R. BIGGIE OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS AND THIRD-PARTY PLAINTIFFS.

GELBER & O'CONNELL, LLC, AMHERST (HERSCHEL GELBER OF COUNSEL), FOR PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT.

HISCOCK & BARCLAY, BUFFALO (DAVID M. HEHR OF COUNSEL), FOR THIRD-PARTY DEFENDANT.

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Erie County (Tracey A. Bannister, J.), entered September 13, 2013. The order denied the motion of defendants-third-party plaintiffs to compel the further deposition of an employee of third-party defendant.

Now, upon reading and filing the stipulation withdrawing appeal signed by the attorneys for the parties on May 20, 29 and June 10, 2015,

It is hereby ORDERED that said appeal is unanimously dismissed without costs upon stipulation.

Entered: November 13, 2015

Frances E. Cafarell

Clerk of the Court