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2022 Vito J Fossella Et Al V Eric Adams Et Al Notice of Appeal 180
2022 Vito J Fossella Et Al V Eric Adams Et Al Notice of Appeal 180
2022 Vito J Fossella Et Al V Eric Adams Et Al Notice of Appeal 180
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Plaintiffs,
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NOTICE OF APPEAL
ERIC ADAMS, in his official capacity as Mayor of
Index No. 85007/2022
New York City, BOARD OF ELECTIONS IN THE CITY
OF NEW YORK, and CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
NEW YORK,
Defendants,
- and -
Defendant-Intervenors.
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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that defendants Eric Adams, in his official capacity as
Mayor of New York City, and the City Council of the City of New York appeal to the
Appellate Division, Second Department, from the decision and order of Supreme
Court, Richmond County (Porzio, J.) dated and entered June 27, 2022 (NYSCEF
Nos. 172–174).
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By: ____________________________
MACKENZIE FILLOW
Assistant Corporation Counsel
100 Church Street
New York, New York 10007
212-356-0817
dslack@law.nyc.gov
LATINOJUSTICE PRLDEF
475 Riverside Drive, Suite 1901
New York, New York 10115
212-739-7580
fvargasdeleon@latinojustice.org
Counsel for Defendants-Intervenors
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Case Title: Set forth the title of the case as it appears on the summons, notice of petition or order to For Court of Original Instance
show cause by which the matter was or is to be commenced, or as amended.
VITO J. FOSSELLA, NICHOLAS A. LANGWORTHY, JOSEPH BORRELLI, NICOLE MALLIOTAKIS, ANDREW LANZA,
MICHAEL REILLY, MICHAEL TANNOUSIS, INNA VERNIKOV, DAVID CARR, JOANNA RIOLA, VICKIE PALADINO,
ROBERT HOLDEN, GERARD KASSAR, VERALIA MALLIOTAKIS, MICHAEL PETROV, WAFIK HABIB, PHILLIP YAN
HING WONG, NEW YORK REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEE, and REPUBLICAN NATIONALCOMMITTEE, Plaintiffs,
Date Notice of Appeal Filed
- against -
ERIC ADAMS, in his official capacity as Mayor of New York City, BOARD OF ELECTIONS IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, Defendants, For Appellate Division
- and -
HINA NAVEED, ABRAHAM PAULOS, CARLOS VARGAS GALINDO, EMILI PRADO, EVA SANTOS VELOZ, MELISSA JOHN,
ANGEL SALAZAR, MUHAMMAD SHAHIDULLAH, and JAN EZRA UNDAG, Defendant-Intervenors.
Nature of Suit: Check up to WKUHH of the following categories which best reflect the nature of the case.
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Appeal
Paper Appealed From (Check one only): If an appeal has been taken from more than one order or
judgment by the filing of this notice of appeal, please
indicate the below information for each such order or
judgment appealed from on a separate sheet of paper.
܆Amended Decree ܆Determination ܆Order ܆Resettled Order
܆Amended Judgement ܆Finding ܆Order & Judgment ܆Ruling
܆Amended Order ܆Interlocutory Decree ܆Partial Decree ܆Other (specify):
܆Decision ܆Interlocutory Judgment ܆Resettled Decree
܆Decree ܆Judgment ܆Resettled Judgment
Court: Supreme Court County: Richmond
Dated: 06/27/2022 Entered: 06/27/2022
Judge (name in full): Hon.Ralph J. Porzio Index No.: 85007/2022
Stage: ܆Interlocutory ܆Final ܆Post-Final Trial: ܆Yes ܆No If Yes: ܆Jury ܆Non-Jury
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jurisdiction, and if so, the status of the case:
Original Proceeding
Commenced by: ܆Order to Show Cause ܆Notice of Petition ܆Writ of Habeas Corpus Date Filed:
Statute authorizing commencement of proceeding in the Appellate Division:
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Issues: Specify the issues proposed to be raised on the appeal, proceeding, or application for CPLR 5704 review͕ƚŚĞŐƌŽƵŶĚƐ
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Did Supreme Court err in, among other things, denying summary judgment to the City Council and the
Mayor and in granting summary judgment to plaintiffs, where Local Law No. 11 of 2022 is consistent with
the State Constitution, Election Law, and Municipal Home Rule Law?
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