DIFRANCESCO, LISA v. COUNTY OF NIAGARA

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department CA 13-02187 PRESENT: SCUDDER, P.J., SMITH, CARNI, LINDLEY, AND WHALEN, JJ.

IN THE MATTER OF LISA DIFRANCESCO, KELLY EARNST, BRENDA HIGGINS, MICHAEL JANOWSKY, MICHELLE MARASCHIELLO AND RAYMOND YUREK, PETITIONERS-RESPONDENTS, V ORDER COUNTY OF NIAGARA, JAMES R. VOUTOUR, AS SHERIFF OF COUNTY OF NIAGARA, CITY OF NORTH TONAWANDA, NIAGARA COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFF’S ASSOCIATION, RESPONDENTS-APPELLANTS, ET AL., RESPONDENTS.

JAECKLE FLEISCHMANN & MUGEL, LLP, BUFFALO (BEVERLEY S. BRAUN OF COUNSEL), FOR RESPONDENTS-APPELLANTS COUNTY OF NIAGARA AND JAMES R. VOUTOUR, AS SHERIFF OF COUNTY OF NIAGARA.

SHAWN P. NICKERSON, CITY ATTORNEY, NORTH TONAWANDA, FOR RESPONDENT-APPELLANT CITY OF NORTH TONAWANDA.

LAW OFFICES OF W. JAMES SCHWAN, BUFFALO (W. JAMES SCHWAN OF COUNSEL), FOR RESPONDENT-APPELLANT NIAGARA COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFF’S ASSOCIATION.

REDEN & O’DONNELL, LLP, BUFFALO (TERRY M. SUGRUE OF COUNSEL), FOR PETITIONERS-RESPONDENTS.

Appeals from a judgment (denominated order) of the Supreme Court, Niagara County (Matthew J. Murphy, III, A.J.), entered February 28, 2013 in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78. The judgment granted the petition.

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

Entered: June 13, 2014 Frances E. Cafarell Clerk of the Court