SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department
971
CA 12-00173
PRESENT: SCUDDER, P.J., FAHEY, SCONIERS, AND VALENTINO, JJ.
CARMEN BRITT AND CARMEN BRITT, AS EXECUTOR OF
THE ESTATE OF LULA BAITY, DECEASED,
PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT,
V ORDER
BUFFALO MUNICIPAL HOUSING AUTHORITY, ELAINE
GARBE, BISILOLA F. JACKSON, AS ADMINISTRATOR OF
THE ESTATE OF JERELENE ELIZABETH GIWA, DECEASED,
GRACE MANOR HEALTH CARE FACILITY, INC., DAVID J.
GENTNER, MARY STEPHAN, KATHY RANDALL, TIFFANY
MATTHEWS AND PHILLIP J. RADOS, M.D.,
DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS.
(APPEAL NO. 1.)
LAW OFFICE OF FRANK S. FALZONE, BUFFALO (RONALD P. HART OF COUNSEL),
FOR PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT.
COLUCCI & GALLAHER, P.C., BUFFALO (JOHN J. MARCHESE OF COUNSEL), FOR
DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS BUFFALO MUNICIPAL HOUSING AUTHORITY, ELAINE
GARBE, AND BISILOLA F. JACKSON, AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF
JERELENE ELIZABETH GIWA, DECEASED.
ROACH, BROWN, MCCARTHY & GRUBER, P.C., BUFFALO (ELIZABETH G. ADYMY OF
COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT PHILLIP J. RADOS, M.D.
FELDMAN KIEFFER, LLP, BUFFALO (ADAM C. FERRANDINO OF COUNSEL), FOR
DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS GRACE MANOR HEALTH CARE FACILITY, INC., DAVID
J. GENTNER, MARY STEPHAN, KATHY RANDALL AND TIFFANY MATTHEWS.
Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Erie County (Diane Y.
Devlin, J.), entered December 8, 2011. The order, among other things,
granted the cross motions of defendants to amend their answers to
assert affirmative defenses of res judicata and collateral estoppel.
It is hereby ORDERED that said appeal is unanimously dismissed
without costs (see Hughes v Nussbaumer, Clarke & Velzy, 140 AD2d 988,
988; Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. v Roberts & Roberts, 63 AD2d 566, 567;
see also CPLR 5501 [a] [1]).
Entered: September 27, 2013 Frances E. Cafarell
Clerk of the Court