Caputo v. Holt

2026 NY Slip Op 00685

• Court: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
• Decided: February 11, 2026
• Docket: 76 CA 24-01298
• Status: Published

Opinion

Caputo v Holt (2026 NY Slip Op 00685)

Caputo v Holt

2026 NY Slip Op 00685

Decided on February 11, 2026

Appellate Division, Fourth Department

Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.

This opinion is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the Official Reports.

Decided on February 11, 2026 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department
PRESENT: CURRAN, J.P., BANNISTER, SMITH, OGDEN, AND DELCONTE, JJ.

76 CA 24-01298

[*1]JAMES R. CAPUTO, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT,

v

NATHAN HOLT, OWEN BILLET, PREMIUM MORTGAGE CORPORATION, DONALD CHENEY, ESQ., CHENEY LAW FIRM, PLLC, ABAR ABSTRACT CORPORATION, MONROE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE, DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS, ET AL., DEFENDANTS.

JAMES R. CAPUTO, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT PRO SE.

D.J. & J.A. CIRANDO, PLLC, SYRACUSE (JOHN A. CIRANDO OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS NATHAN HOLT, OWEN BILLET, PREMIUM MORTGAGE

FIRM, PLLC.

MATTHEW SCHWARTZ, COUNTY ATTORNEY, ROCHESTER (ADAM M. CLARK OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT MONROE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE.

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Monroe County (Vincent M. Dinolfo, J.), entered July 30, 2024. The order, inter alia, granted the motions of defendants Monroe County Clerk's Office, Donald Cheney, Esq., and Cheney Law Firm, LLC, to dismiss the complaint against them and granted the motion of defendants Nathan Holt, Owen Billet, Premium Mortgage Corporation and ABAR Abstract Corporation for summary judgment dismissing the complaint against them.

It is hereby ORDERED that the order so appealed from is unanimously affirmed without costs for reasons stated in the decision at Supreme Court.

Entered: February 11, 2026

Ann Dillon Flynn

Clerk of the Court