The Third Department, annulling the misbehavior determination, found that the video evidence did support the charge: … [S]ubstantial evidence was lacking to support the charge of creating a disturbance … . As relevant here, an incarcerated individual “shall not engage in conduct which disturbs the order of any part of the facility . . .[, […]
The Second Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined plaintiff bank did not demonstrate compliance with the mailing requirements of RPAPL 1304 and therefore should not have been awarded summary judgment: … [A]lthough the plaintiff submitted a copy of the 90-day notice purportedly sent to the defendant by Green Tree [the loan servicer], it failed to demonstrate, […]
The Second Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined plaintiff bank did not attach the business records relied on to prove defendant’s default and did not lay a proper foundation for the records purporting to show compliance with the mailing requirements of RPAPL 1304. Therefore the bank’s motion for summary judgment should not have been granted: The […]
The Second Department, reversing Supreme Court, over an extensive dissent, determined plaintiff’s expert affidavit in this medical malpractice case did not raise a question of fact. Plaintiff’s decedent presented with burns on his foot which were treated by defendant podiatrist, Papathomas. When the wound didn’t heal, defendant podiatrist referred plaintiff’s decedent to a wound clinic, […]
The Second Department, reversing Supreme Court, in a full-fledged opinion by Justice Miller, clarified the burdens of proof at the summary judgment stage where the municipality demonstrates it did not have written notice of the condition which allegedly caused plaintiff’s slip and fall. Once the city demonstrates a lack of written notice, the plaintiff must […]
The Second Department, in a full-fledged opinion by Justice Christopher, determined the retroactive imposition of the supplemental sex offender victim fee did not violate the Ex Post Facto Clause of the US Constitution. The fee was deemed to have a revenue-generating purpose, not a punitive purpose, and was not so punitive in effect as to […]
The Second Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined defendant was entitled to a hearing on his motion to vacate his conviction by guilty plea on ineffective assistance ground. Defendant alleged counsel was ineffective (1) for failing to inform him deportation would be mandatory and (2) for not negotiating a plea to an offense which would not […]
The Second Department, reversing Family Court, in a full-fledged opinion by Justice Iannacci, in a matter of first impression in the Second Department, determined that where custody is effectively shared equally the parent with the greater resources should be deemed the noncustodial parent for child support purposes: We conclude, to the contrary, that the court-ordered […]
The Second Department, reversing Supreme Court, over an extensive dissent, determined defendant’s motion to vacate the default judgment should not have been granted. Defendant, Cupid, alleged she was on vacation and did not learn of the action until the motion for a default judgment. The Second Department concluded Cupid may have adequately explained why she […]
The Court of Appeals, dismissing the appeal, in a brief memorandum decision, held that the two-justice dissent (which would normally require review by the Court of Appeals) did not present a reviewable question of law: … [A]ppeal dismissed, with costs, upon the ground that the two-Justice dissent at the Appellate Division is not on a […]
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