COLONIAL SURETY COMPANY v. LAKEVIEW ADVISORS, LLC

• Court: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
• Decided: February 6, 2015
• Docket: CA 14-00319
• Status: Published

Opinion

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

44 CA 14-00319 PRESENT: SMITH, J.P., FAHEY, CARNI, VALENTINO, AND WHALEN, JJ.

IN THE MATTER OF COLONIAL SURETY COMPANY, PETITIONER-APPELLANT,

V MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

LAKEVIEW ADVISORS, LLC, ET AL., RESPONDENTS, AND RESOLUTION MANAGEMENT, LLC, RESPONDENT-RESPONDENT. (PROCEEDING NO. 1.) -------------------------------------------- IN THE MATTER OF COLONIAL SURETY COMPANY, PETITIONER-APPELLANT,

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NEAVERTH ENTERPRISES, LLC, ET AL., RESPONDENTS, ANITA M. HANSEN AND GARY ALBANESE, RESPONDENTS-RESPONDENTS. (PROCEEDING NO. 2.) (APPEAL NO. 2.)

UNDERBERG & KESSLER LLP, BUFFALO (EDWARD P. YANKELUNAS OF COUNSEL), AND MCELROY, DEUTSCH, MULVANEY & CARPENTER, LLP, NEW YORK CITY, FOR PETITIONER-APPELLANT.

LIPPES MATHIAS WEXLER FRIEDMAN LLP, BUFFALO (DENNIS C. VACCO OF COUNSEL), FOR RESPONDENT-RESPONDENT RESOLUTION MANAGEMENT, LLC.

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Erie County (John A. Michalek, J.), entered October 4, 2013. The order granted the motion of respondents Resolution Management, LLC, Anita M. Hansen and Gary Albanese to strike the jury demand of petitioner and struck the jury demand.

It is hereby ORDERED that said appeal from that part of the order granting relief with respect to respondents Anita M. Hansen and Gary Albanese is unanimously dismissed, and the order is affirmed without costs.

Same Memorandum as in Matter of Colonial Sur. Co. v Lakeview -2- 44 CA 14-00319

Advisors, LLC ([appeal No. 1] ___ AD3d ___ [Feb. 6, 2015]).

Entered: February 6, 2015 Frances E. Cafarell Clerk of the Court