Narrative Opinion Summary
Staff Leasing of Central New York Inc. v. Lupi involves an appeal by defendants Heidi J. Lupi, Mark Pietrowski, Michael J. Lucia, and Pinnacle Employee Services, LLC from an order issued by the Supreme Court of Onondaga County on July 8, 2016. The order granted the plaintiff, Staff Leasing of Central New York Inc., a motion to compel discovery from the defendants. The Appellate Division, Fourth Department, upheld the lower court's decision in its ruling dated March 16, 2018, affirming the order without costs. The case was presided over by Justices Smith, Centra, Peradotto, DeJoseph, and Curran. Legal representation included Sugarman Law Firm for the individual defendants and Costello, Cooney, Fearon, PLLC for Pinnacle Employee Services, with Menter, Rudin, Trivelpiece, P.C. representing the plaintiff. The opinion is uncorrected and may be revised before publication in the Official Reports.
Legal Issues Addressed
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Application: The Appellate Division reviewed the lower court's decision and affirmed the order, indicating it found no error in the decision to compel discovery.
Reasoning: The Appellate Division, Fourth Department, upheld the lower court's decision in its ruling dated March 16, 2018, affirming the order without costs.
Motion to Compel Discoverysubscribe to see similar legal issues
Application: The court granted the plaintiff's motion to compel discovery from the defendants, which was affirmed on appeal.
Reasoning: The order granted the plaintiff, Staff Leasing of Central New York Inc., a motion to compel discovery from the defendants.