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FILED: NIAGARA COUNTY CLERK 08/23/2022 04:12 PM INDEX NO. E159518/2016
NYSCEF DOC. NO. 282 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 08/23/2022
STATE OF NEW YORK
SUPREME COURT : COUNTY OF NIAGARA
THOMAS and CHERYL KAUSNER,
Individually and as Husband and Wife, Hon. Frank A. Sedita, III, J.S.C.
Plaintiffs,
-vs- NOTICE OF MOTION
BUFFALO SPINE SURGERY, PLLC Index No. E159518/2016
ANDREW CAPPUCCINO, M.D.
ERIC DEAN, RPA-C
HARNATH B. CLERK, M.D., P.C.
HARNATH B. CLERK, M.D.
EASTERN NIAGARA HOSPITAL
ROBERT E. LUTNICK, M.D.
EASTERN NIAGARA RADIOLOGY AND
NUCLEAR MEDICINE ASSOCIATES, P.C.
Defendants.
MOTION BY: Defendants, Eastern Niagara Hospital, Inc., Robert
E. Lutnick, M.D., and Eastern Niagara Radiology
and Nuclear Medicine Associates, P.C., by their
attorneys, ROACH, BROWN, McCARTHY &
GRUBER, P.C.
DATE, TIME & PLACE
OF HEARING: September 7, 2022 at 9:30 am at the Supreme
Court, Niagara County, 773 Third Street, 2nd Floor,
Niagara Falls, New York.
SUPPORTING PAPERS: Affirmation of J. Mark Gruber, Esq., with Exhibits
attached.
RELIEF REQUESTED: An Order of this Court: (1) denying Plaintiffs’
motion to inquire into the question of a purported
potential conflict by your undersigned’s
representation of Defendants, Eastern Niagara
Hospital, Inc., Robert E. Lutnick, M.D., and Eastern
Niagara Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
Associates, P.C.; (2) affirming that there is no
conflict in the representation of Defendants, Eastern
Niagara Hospital, Inc., Robert E. Lutnick, M.D., and
Eastern Niagara Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
Associates, P.C.; and (3) granting Defendants,
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Eastern Niagara Hospital, Inc., Robert E. Lutnick,
M.D., and Eastern Niagara Radiology and Nuclear
Medicine Associates, P.C.’s, demand for costs
associated with this motion, together with such
further relief as the Court may deem just and proper.
GROUNDS FOR RELIEF: 22 NYCRR 130-1.1 and Rule 1.7 of the New York
Rules of Professional Conduct, together with
relevant case law.
ORAL ARGUMENT REQUESTED
PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that pursuant to CPLR Rules 2214 and 2215, as
well as the Court’s Order dated July 25, 2022, Plaintiffs’ reply papers are due August 31, 2022.
Dated: Buffalo, New York
August 23, 2022
ROACH, BROWN, McCARTHY & GRUBER, P.C.
By: s/Mark Gruber
J. Mark Gruber, Esq.
Attorneys for Defendants,
EASTERN NIAGARA HOSPITAL, INC., Et Al.
1920 Liberty Building
Buffalo, New York 14202
(716) 852-0400
Mgruber@roachbrown.com
To: The Fitzgerald Firm
Attorney for Plaintiffs
424 Main Street, Suite 509
Buffalo, New York 14202
(716) 852-2000
c: Connors LLP
Attorneys for Defendants,
Harnath B. Clerk, M.D., P.C.
and Harnath B. Clerk, M.D.
424 Main Street, Suite 1000
Buffalo, New York 14202
(716) 852-5533
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The Tarantino Law Firm, LLP
Attorneys for Defendants,
Andrew Cappuccino, M.D., Eric Dean, RPA-C
and Buffalo Spine Surgery, PLLC
14 Lafayette Square, Suite 1500
Buffalo, New York 14203
(716) 849-6500
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FILED: NIAGARA COUNTY CLERK 08/23/2022 04:12 PM INDEX NO. E159518/2016 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 282 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 08/23/2022 STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT : COUNTY OF NIAGARA THOMAS and CHERYL KAUSNER, Individually and as Husband and Wife, Hon. Frank A. Sedita, III, J.S.C. Plaintiffs, -vs- NOTICE OF MOTION BUFFALO SPINE SURGERY, PLLC Index No. E159518/2016 ANDREW CAPPUCCINO, M.D. ERIC DEAN, RPA-C HARNATH B. CLERK, M.D., P.C. HARNATH B. CLERK, M.D. EASTERN NIAGARA HOSPITAL ROBERT E. LUTNICK, M.D. EASTERN NIAGARA RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE ASSOCIATES, P.C. Defendants. MOTION BY: Defendants, Eastern Niagara Hospital, Inc., Robert E. Lutnick, M.D., and Eastern Niagara Radiology and Nuclear Medicine Associates, P.C., by their attorneys, ROACH, BROWN, McCARTHY & GRUBER, P.C. DATE, TIME & PLACE OF HEARING: September 7, 2022 at 9:30 am at the Supreme Court, Niagara County, 773 Third Street, 2nd Floor, Niagara Falls, New York. SUPPORTING PAPERS: Affirmation of J. Mark Gruber, Esq., with Exhibits attached. RELIEF REQUESTED: An Order of this Court: (1) denying Plaintiffs’ motion to inquire into the question of a purported potential conflict by your undersigned’s representation of Defendants, Eastern Niagara Hospital, Inc., Robert E. Lutnick, M.D., and Eastern Niagara Radiology and Nuclear Medicine Associates, P.C.; (2) affirming that there is no conflict in the representation of Defendants, Eastern Niagara Hospital, Inc., Robert E. Lutnick, M.D., and Eastern Niagara Radiology and Nuclear Medicine Associates, P.C.; and (3) granting Defendants, 1 1 of 3 FILED: NIAGARA COUNTY CLERK 08/23/2022 04:12 PM INDEX NO. E159518/2016 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 282 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 08/23/2022 Eastern Niagara Hospital, Inc., Robert E. Lutnick, M.D., and Eastern Niagara Radiology and Nuclear Medicine Associates, P.C.’s, demand for costs associated with this motion, together with such further relief as the Court may deem just and proper. GROUNDS FOR RELIEF: 22 NYCRR 130-1.1 and Rule 1.7 of the New York Rules of Professional Conduct, together with relevant case law. ORAL ARGUMENT REQUESTED PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that pursuant to CPLR Rules 2214 and 2215, as well as the Court’s Order dated July 25, 2022, Plaintiffs’ reply papers are due August 31, 2022. Dated: Buffalo, New York August 23, 2022 ROACH, BROWN, McCARTHY & GRUBER, P.C. By: s/Mark Gruber J. Mark Gruber, Esq. Attorneys for Defendants, EASTERN NIAGARA HOSPITAL, INC., Et Al. 1920 Liberty Building Buffalo, New York 14202 (716) 852-0400 Mgruber@roachbrown.com To: The Fitzgerald Firm Attorney for Plaintiffs 424 Main Street, Suite 509 Buffalo, New York 14202 (716) 852-2000 c: Connors LLP Attorneys for Defendants, Harnath B. Clerk, M.D., P.C. and Harnath B. Clerk, M.D. 424 Main Street, Suite 1000 Buffalo, New York 14202 (716) 852-5533 2 2 of 3 FILED: NIAGARA COUNTY CLERK 08/23/2022 04:12 PM INDEX NO. E159518/2016 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 282 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 08/23/2022 The Tarantino Law Firm, LLP Attorneys for Defendants, Andrew Cappuccino, M.D., Eric Dean, RPA-C and Buffalo Spine Surgery, PLLC 14 Lafayette Square, Suite 1500 Buffalo, New York 14203 (716) 849-6500 3 3 of 3