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For September 25, 2015 through October 1, 2015, the following preliminary appeal statements were filed:

CORRIGAN, MATTER OF v NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES (129 AD3d 1073):
2nd Dept. App. Div. order of 6/24/15; affirmance; leave to appeal granted by Court of Appeals, 9/17/15; SOCIAL SERVICES - REGISTER OF CHILD ABUSE AND MALTREATMENT - EXPUNGEMENT HEARING - SOCIAL SERVICES LAW § 427-a - WHETHER THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES MAY EXPUNGE A REPORT MADE TO THE STATEWIDE CENTRAL REGISTER OF CHILD ABUSE AND MALTREATMENT WHICH HAS BEEN ASSIGNED BY A LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES TO THE FAMILY ASSESSMENT RESPONSE (FAR) TRACK RATHER THAN TO THE TRADITIONAL INVESTIGATION TRACK - CONSTITUTIONALITY OF SOCIAL SERVICES LAW § 427-a; Supreme Court, Westchester County, denied the petition and dismissed the proceeding; App. Div. affirmed.

FINKELSTEIN (STEVEN), PEOPLE v (121 AD3d 615):
1st Dept. App. Div. order of 10/30/14; affirmance; leave to appeal granted by Rivera, J., 9/9/15; CRIMES - COERCION - WHETHER DEFENDANT'S CONVICTION OF COERCION IN THE FIRST DEGREE VIOLATES HIS RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY, EQUAL PROTECTION AND DUE PROCESS - DISTINCTION BETWEEN COERCION IN THE FIRST AND SECOND DEGREES AS ARTICULATED IN PEOPLE v EBOLI (34 NY2d 281 [1974]) AND PEOPLE v DISCALA (45 NY2d 38 [1978]) - HEINOUSNESS; LESSER INCLUDED OFFENSE - CHARGE TO THE JURY - WHETHER DEFENDANT WAS ENTITLED TO HAVE COERCION IN THE SECOND DEGREE SUBMITTED TO THE JURY AS A LESSER INCLUDED OFFENSE OF COERCION IN THE FIRST DEGREE; PROOF OF OTHER CRIMES - WHETHER THE TRIAL COURT PROPERLY EXERCISED ITS DISCRETION IN ADMITTING EVIDENCE ESTABLISHING VICTIM'S KNOWLEDGE OF DEFENDANT'S COERCION OF A FORMER GIRLFRIEND; SUFFICIENCY OF THE EVIDENCE SUPPORTING CONVICTION OF COERCION IN THE FIRST DEGREE; RIGHT TO REPRESENTATION PRO SE - WHETHER COURT PROPERLY REVOKED DEFENDANT'S PRO SE STATUS DURING PORTIONS OF THE PROCEEDINGS ON THE GROUND THAT HE FORFEITED HIS RIGHT OF SELF-REPRESENTATION BY HIS CONDUCT; Supreme Court, New York County, convicted defendant of two counts of coercion in the first degree, and sentenced him, as a second felony offender, to consecutive terms of 3 1/2 to 7 years; App. Div. affirmed.

NEWCOMB, MATTER OF v MIDDLE COUNTRY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (128 AD3d 701):
2nd Dept. App. Div. order of 5/6/15; affirmance; leave to appeal granted by Court of Appeals, 9/17/15; MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS - NOTICE OF CLAIM - LATE NOTICE - PROCEEDING FOR LEAVE TO SERVE A LATE NOTICE OF CLAIM OR TO DEEM A LATE NOTICE OF CLAIM TIMELY SERVED - BURDEN OF ESTABLISHING PREJUDICE UNDER GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW § 50-e - WHETHER COURTS BELOW ABUSED THEIR DISCRETION IN DENYING PETITIONERS' APPLICATION; Supreme Court, Suffolk County, denied the petition and dismissed the proceeding; App. Div. affirmed.

THOMPSON, MATTER OF v FAWCETT (131 AD3d 620):
2nd Dept. App. Div. order of 8/19/15; affirmance; sua sponte examination whether a substantial constitutional question is directly involved to support an appeal as of right; PARENT, CHILD AND FAMILY - FAMILY OFFENSE PROCEEDING - HARASSMENT IN THE SECOND DEGREE (PENAL LAW § 240.26[3]) - ALLEGED CONSTITUTIONALLY PROTECTED SPEECH THAT, IN ANY EVENT, ALLEGEDLY FAILS TO ESTABLISH A VIOLATION OF HARASSMENT STATUTE; Family Court, Kings County, issued an order of protection directing respondent in the proceeding, among other things, to stay away from the petitioner until and including May 22, 2015; App. Div. affirmed.