Opinion
DOCKET NO. CA 14-01424 DOCKET NO. CA 14-01425 DOCKET NO. CA 14-01920
11-10-2014
DONALD SCHULTZ AND KATHERINE SCHULTZ, PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS, v. EXCELSIOR ORTHOPAEDICS, LLP, ANDREW C. STOECKL, M.D., DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS, MICHAEL A. PARENTIS, M.D., KEITH C. STUBE, M.D., P.C., INDIVIDUALLY AND DOING BUSINESS AS KNEE CENTER OF WESTERN NEW YORK, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS, AND KNEE CENTER OF WNY, P.C., DEFENDANT. (APPEAL NO. 1.) DONALD SCHULTZ AND KATHERINE SCHULTZ, PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS, v. EXCELSIOR ORTHOPAEDICS, LLP, ANDREW C. STOECKL, M.D., DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS, MICHAEL A. PARENTIS, M.D., KEITH C. STUBE, M.D., P.C., INDIVIDUALLY AND DOING BUSINESS AS KNEE CENTER OF WESTERN NEW YORK, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS. (APPEAL NO. 2.) DONALD SCHULTZ AND KATHERINE SCHULTZ, PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS, v. EXCELSIOR ORTHOPAEDICS, LLP, ANDREW C. STOECKL, M.D., DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS, MICHAEL A. PARENTIS, M.D., KEITH C. STUBE, M.D., P.C., INDIVIDUALLY AND DOING BUSINESS AS KNEE CENTER OF WESTERN NEW YORK, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS. (APPEAL NO. 3.)
PRESENT: , CENTRA, PERADOTTO, CARNI, AND LINDLEY, JJ.
Appellants having moved to consolidate the appeals taken herein from an order and judgments of the Supreme Court entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Erie on July 18, 2014 (appeal Nos. 1 and 2), and June 18, 2014 (appeal No. 3),
Now, upon reading and filing the affidavit of Lawrence J. Vilardo, Esq., sworn to October 24, 2014, and the notice of motion with proof of service thereof, and due deliberation having been had thereon,
It is hereby ORDERED that the motion is granted, and the appeals from the order and judgments entered July 18, 2014, and June 18, 2014, are hereby consolidated for the purposes of perfecting and arguing the appeals.
Entered: November 10, 2014
Frances E. Cafarell, Clerk