MAZZARELLA, JOHN v. SYRACUSE DIOCESE

• Court: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
• Decided: November 9, 2012
• Docket: CA 11-02536
• Status: Published

Opinion

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

1020 CA 11-02536 PRESENT: SCUDDER, P.J., SMITH, LINDLEY, AND MARTOCHE, JJ.

JOHN MAZZARELLA, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS FATHER OF FOUR MINOR CHILDREN OF AGES 5, 7, 9, AND 11, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT,

V MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

SYRACUSE DIOCESE, BISHOP JAMES M. MOYNIHAN, BISHOP THOMAS J. COSTELLO AND FR. JOHN W. BRODERICK, DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS. (APPEAL NO. 3.)

JEFF ANDERSON & ASSOCIATES PA, ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA, THE ABBATOY LAW FIRM, PLLC, ROCHESTER (DAVID M. ABBATOY, JR., OF COUNSEL), FOR PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT.

HANCOCK ESTABROOK, LLP, SYRACUSE (MAUREEN E. MANEY OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS SYRACUSE DIOCESE, BISHOP JAMES M. MOYNIHAN AND BISHOP THOMAS J. COSTELLO.

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Onondaga County (Brian F. DeJoseph, J.), entered July 18, 2011. The order directed the disclosure to plaintiff of certain documents after an in camera review.

It is hereby ORDERED that the order so appealed from is unanimously affirmed without costs.

Same Memorandum as in Mazzarella v Syracuse Diocese ([appeal No. 2] ___ AD3d ___ [Nov. 9, 2012]).

Entered: November 9, 2012 Frances E. Cafarell Clerk of the Court