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CA 22-00155

BRANDON P. E.
    V
CITY OF BUFFALO

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Erie County (Dennis E. Ward, J.), entered January 7, 2022. The order denied the motions of plaintiffs for summary judgment on negligence and determined that the reckless disregard standard applies; denied the motions of defendants City of Buffalo, Buffalo Police Department and Brandon D. Lowe for summary judgment on reckless disregard; denied the motion of said defendants to dismiss on the ground of governmental immunity; granted the motion of said defendants to remove Buffalo Police Department as a named defendant; denied the motions of plaintiffs to dismiss affirmative defenses of reckless disregard exemption and the emergency doctrine; granted the motions of plaintiffs to dismiss affirmative defenses of noncompliance with General Municipal Law § 50-e, failure to mitigate damages, failure to name a necessary party, sovereign immunity, lack of standing, no special duty and lack of jurisdiction; and granted the motion of plaintiff for summary judgment on serious injury.

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134
KA 21-01613

PEOPLE
    V
DALE J. FINSTER

Sex Offender Registration Act

  BRADLEY E. KEEM SUB
     V. CHRISTOPHER EAGGLESTON SUB

135
KA 17-00893

PLAY

PEOPLE
    V
FITZALBERT FULLER, JR.

Burglary

  BRADLEY E. KEEM 10
  KAYLAN C. PORTER 5

136
KA 19-00344

PLAY

PEOPLE
    V
FRANCIS SPELLICY

Burglary

  KRISTEN N. MCDERMOTT 15
  BRADLEY W. OASTLER 10

137
KA 20-01526

PLAY

PEOPLE
    V
GERALD L. SMITH

Attempted Burglary

  JANE I. YOON 5
  NANCY GILLIGAN 5

138
KA 18-02328

PLAY

PEOPLE
    V
MAKIESHA D. HAWKINS

Criminal Possession Controlled Substance

  JANE I. YOON 10
  KAYLAN C. PORTER 5

139
KA 22-00565

PLAY

PEOPLE
    V
RANDALL MCGOVERN

Grand Larceny

  JEREMY D. SCHWARTZ 10
  MICHAEL J. HILLERY 10

140
KA 19-02143

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PEOPLE
    V
STEPHEN JONES

Robbery

  SHIRLEY A. GORMAN 10
  NANCY GILLIGAN 10

141
CAF 21-01809

PLAY

IN THE MATTER OF
TYASIA T. S.

Terminate Parental Rights

  CLEA WEISS 10
  AMANDA L. OREN 5
  GARY MULDOON 10

142
CA 22-00445

JOSE ORTIZ
    V
ANTHONY ANNUCCI

CPLR art 78

     LEAH R. NOWOTARSKI SUB
     SARAH L. ROSENBLUTH SUB

143
CA 22-00739

PLAY

THE CANANDAIGUA NATIONAL BANK & TRUST
    V
BRIGHTON SECURITIES CORP.

Damages

  DAVID H. EALY 15
  ERICKA B. ELLIOTT 15

144
CA 22-00922

ANGEL AVILES
    V
STATE OF NEW YORK

Dismiss Claim

     TRACIE ANN SUNDACK SUB
     ALEXANDRIA TWINEM SUB

145
CA 22-00124

PLAY

MICHAEL CARPENTIERI
    V
TOPS MARKETS, LLC

Summary Judgment

  JAMES J. NASH 15
  JOSEPH H. EMMINGER, JR. 15
  MICHAEL ANTHONY IACONO 15

146
CA 21-01713

PLAY

KRISTEN E. CROFOOT
    V
NATHAN D. CROFOOT

Custody

  GARY MULDOON 15
  MAUREEN A. PINEAU 15
     MARYBETH D. BARNET 5

147
CA 22-00809

PLAY

MICHAEL DAVIS
    V
R. FOSTER HINDS

Negligence

  MARK T. WHITFORD, JR. 15
  TIMOTHY JOHN ROSELL 15

148
CA 22-00928

PLAY

DMT MANAGEMENT, LLC
    V
RICHARD J. HAIGHT

Easement

  BRIAN D. GWITT 10
  EDWARD P. PERLMAN 10

149
CA 21-01405

LAURA KWIATOWSKI
    V
ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION

Dismiss Complaint

SETTLED

150
CA 22-00155

PLAY

BRANDON P. E.
    V
CITY OF BUFFALO

Summary Judgment

  EDWARD J. MARKARIAN 15
  CHARLES S. DESMOND, II 5
  M. KREAG FERULLO 5
  THOMAS JOSEPH SPEYER 15
  EDWARD L. SMITH 15

151
CA 22-00365

WALTER O. HERERRA
    V
NC LOFTS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATION

Summary Judgment

SETTLED

152
CA 22-01112

JOYCE R. INGRASSIO
    V
BEST TILE REALTY, LLC

Summary Judgment

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