In Re Thomas

VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT CIVIL DIVISION Washington Unit Case No. 23-CV-04886 65 State Street Montpelier VT 05602 802-828-2091 www.vermontjudiciary.org In re: Miriam Thomas Opinion and Order on Motion for Interlocutory Appeal On January 31, 2025, the Court issued an order denying Appellant Paul Thomas’s motion to dismiss (the “Ruling”). Appellant has now filed a timely motion seeking permission to appeal under Vt. R. App. P. 5(b). Appellee Stephen Ankuda, Administrator for the Estate of Miriam Thomas (the “Estate”), opposes the motion. No doubt, Vermont disfavors “piecemeal appeals,” and an…