JOHNSON, WENDY v. NEW YORK STATE AND LOCAL RETIREMENT ( 2012 )

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department 41 CA 10-02337 PRESENT: SCUDDER, P.J., FAHEY, CARNI, SCONIERS, AND MARTOCHE, JJ. WENDY JOHNSON, DANE V. JOHNSON AND DANIKA V. JOHNSON, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, V ORDER NEW YORK STATE AND LOCAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM, OFFICE OF NEW YORK STATE COMPTROLLER, THOMAS P. DINAPOLI, KIMBERLY LEONE-JOHNSON, DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS, ET AL., DEFENDANT. (APPEAL NO. 1.) HAGERTY & BRADY, BUFFALO (EDWIN P. HUNTER OF COUNSEL), FOR PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS. LAW OFFICE OF RALPH C. LORIGO, WEST SENECA (RALPH C. LORIGO OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT KIMBERLY LEONE-JOHNSON. Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Erie County (Frank A. Sedita, Jr., J.), entered October 27, 2010. The order, among other things, awarded defendant Kimberly Leone-Johnson one-third of decedent Dan Johnson’s New York State Retirement Plan death benefit. It is hereby ORDERED that said appeal is unanimously dismissed without costs (see Loafin’ Tree Rest. v Pardi [appeal No. 1], 162 AD2d 985). Entered: March 16, 2012 Frances E. Cafarell Clerk of the Court