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Heath v. Wojtowicz

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Apr 1, 2010
72 A.D.3d 402 (N.Y. App. Div. 2010)

Opinion

Nos. 2477, 2477A.

April 1, 2010.

Order and judgment (one paper), Supreme Court, New York County (Joan A. Madden, J.), entered on or about June 9, 2009, inter alia, declaring the extent of plaintiff's right to certain funds, unanimously affirmed, without costs. Appeal from order, same court and Justice, entered September 17, 2009, which denied plaintiff's motion for reargument, unanimously dismissed, without costs, as taken from a nonappealable order.

George Heath, appellant pro se.

Before: Gonzalez, P.J., Tom, Friedman, McGuire and Abdus-Salaam, JJ.


Plaintiffs challenges to other claims seeking a portion of the subject funds, including that asserted by the City Human Resources Administration, are precluded by res judicata ( see New York State Crime Victims Bd. v Abbott, 247 AD2d 263, lv dismissed 92 NY2d 1001, citing Heath v Warner Communications, Inc., 891 F Supp 167, and New York State Crime Victims Bd. v Abbott, 212 AD2d 22; see generally O'Brien v City of Syracuse, 54 NY2d 353, 357).

Motion to dismiss appeal denied.

[Prior Case History: 2009 NY Slip Op 31264(U).]


Summaries of

Heath v. Wojtowicz

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Apr 1, 2010
72 A.D.3d 402 (N.Y. App. Div. 2010)
Case details for

Heath v. Wojtowicz

Case Details

Full title:GEORGE HEATH, Appellant, v. JOHN S. WOJTOWICZ et al., Respondents

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department

Date published: Apr 1, 2010

Citations

72 A.D.3d 402 (N.Y. App. Div. 2010)
2010 N.Y. Slip Op. 2718
896 N.Y.S.2d 870

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