LAWLER, M.D., NELDA, BRITT, CARMEN v

• Court: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
• Decided: April 28, 2017
• Docket: CA 16-00970
• Status: Published

Opinion

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

460 CA 16-00970 PRESENT: WHALEN, P.J., SMITH, CENTRA, TROUTMAN, AND SCUDDER, JJ.

CARMEN BRITT AND CARMEN BRITT, AS EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF LULA BAITY, DECEASED, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT,

V ORDER

BUFFALO MUNICIPAL HOUSING AUTHORITY, ET AL., DEFENDANTS, GRACE MANOR HEALTH CARE FACILITY, INC., NELDA LAWLER, M.D., AND TERESA CHAU, M.D., DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS. (APPEAL NO. 1.)

TIMOTHY R. LOVALLO, BUFFALO, FOR PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT.

FELDMAN KIEFFER, LLP, BUFFALO (ADAM C. FERRANDINO OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT GRACE MANOR HEALTH CARE FACILITY, INC.

GIBSON, MCASKILL & CROSBY, LLP, BUFFALO (MICHAEL J. WILLETT OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS NELDA LAWLER, M.D., AND TERESA CHAU, M.D.

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Erie County (Diane Y. Devlin, J.), entered August 11, 2015. The order denied the motion of plaintiff to amend the complaint, granted the cross motions of defendants Grace Manor Health Care Facility, Inc., Nelda Lawler, M.D., and Teresa Chau, M.D., for costs, and enjoined plaintiff from initiating further proceedings without prior leave of the court.

It is hereby ORDERED that said appeal is unanimously dismissed with costs (see Hughes v Nussbaumer, Clarke & Velzy, 140 AD2d 988; Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. v Roberts & Roberts, 63 AD2d 566, 567; see also CPLR 5501 [a] [1]).

Entered: April 28, 2017 Frances E. Cafarell Clerk of the Court