Kuriansky v. Orvieto

—In an action, inter alia, pursuant to Social Services Law § 145-b to recover treble damages for Medicaid fraud, the plaintiff State of New York appeals (1) as limited by its notice of appeal and brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Cowhey, J.), entered February 5, 1996, as (a) granted that branch of the defendant’s motion which was for a stay of all proceedings in this action pending the determination of his appeal in the underlying criminal case People v Orvieto (Westchester County, indictment No. 1556/92) and (b) denied that branch of its cross motion…