RACHLIN, MARITZA v. MICHAELS STORES, INC.

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department CA 13-01763 PRESENT: SMITH, J.P., FAHEY, PERADOTTO, SCONIERS, AND VALENTINO, JJ.

MARITZA RACHLIN AND DENNIS R. RACHLIN, PLAINTIFFS, V ORDER MICHAELS STORES, INC., ET AL., DEFENDANTS. ------------------------------------------- MICHAELS STORES, INC. AND MICHAELS ARTS & CRAFTS, THIRD-PARTY PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS, V BOULEVARD MALL EXPANSION, LLC, THIRD-PARTY DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. (APPEAL NO. 1.)

GOLDBERG SEGALLA LLP, BUFFALO (MICHAEL GLASCOTT OF COUNSEL), FOR THIRD-PARTY DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

DAMON MOREY LLP, BUFFALO (MICHAEL J. WILLETT OF COUNSEL), FOR THIRD-PARTY PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS.

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Erie County (Tracey A.

Bannister, J.), entered August 13, 2013. The order denied the motion of Boulevard Mall Expansion, LLC, for leave to amend the third-party answer.

It is hereby ORDERED that the order so appealed from is unanimously affirmed without costs for reasons stated in the decision at Supreme Court.

Entered: June 20, 2014 Frances E. Cafarell Clerk of the Court