Legal Opinion
State Employees Federal Credit Union v. Starke
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 6, 2000PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Graffeo, J.
Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Hughes, J.), entered May 27, 1999 in Albany County, which, inter alia, imposed sanctions against defendant’s counsel.
This appeal involves one of many orders issued throughout the State imposing-sanctions against the Andrew F. Capoccia Law Centers, L. L. C. (hereinafter Capoccia) for pursuing frivolous defenses and counterclaims on behalf of clients in debt collection cases (see, Citibank [S. Dakota] v Jones, 272 AD2d 815). Plaintiff commenced this action for breach of contract arising from the failure of defendant to repay money borrowed…
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- Citibank (South Dakota) N. A. v. JonesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
- Brannigan v. DubuqueAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- F. W. Myers & Co. v. Owsley & Sons, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- Chrysler Financial Corp. v. DeLucaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
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- Puderbaugh v. State Employees Federal Credit UnionAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000