Sheridan v. Sheridan

Full title: KELLY G. SHERIDAN, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. DAVID E. SHERIDAN…

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

Date published: Jun 19, 2015

2015 N.Y. Slip Op. 5302 (N.Y. App. Div. 2015)

Opinion

313 CA 14-00764

06-19-2015

KELLY G. SHERIDAN, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. DAVID E. SHERIDAN, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. (APPEAL NO. 2.)

PHILLIPS LYTLE LLP, BUFFALO (MICHAEL B. POWERS OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. HANCOCK ESTABROOK, LLP, SYRACUSE (JANET D. CALLAHAN OF COUNSEL), FOR PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT. KELLY M. CORBETT, ATTORNEY FOR THE CHILD, FAYETTEVILLE.

CENTRA, J.P., PERADOTTO, CARNI, SCONIERS, AND DEJOSEPH, JJ.

PRESENT:

PHILLIPS LYTLE LLP, BUFFALO (MICHAEL B. POWERS OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

HANCOCK ESTABROOK, LLP, SYRACUSE (JANET D. CALLAHAN OF COUNSEL), FOR PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT.

KELLY M. CORBETT, ATTORNEY FOR THE CHILD, FAYETTEVILLE.

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Onondaga County (Kevin G. Young, J.), entered January 17, 2014. The order, among other things, directed defendant pay the sum of $44,977.34 to plaintiff's attorney.

It is hereby ORDERED that the order so appealed from is unanimously modified on the law by vacating the award of sanctions and reducing the award of attorney's fees to $38,646.79, and as modified the order is affirmed without costs.

Same memorandum as in Sheridan v Sheridan ([appeal No. 1] ___ AD3d ___ [June 19, 2015]).

Entered: June 19, 2015

Frances E. Cafarell

Clerk of the Court