Nawrocki v. Proto Construction & Dev. Corp.

Mar 15, 2011
Versions:82 A.D.3d 534
919 N.Y.S.2d 11
919 N.Y.2d 11
耳核心思想 The user wants me to convert a legal document from provided images and OCR into semantic HTML. 1. **Analyze the document**: * It contains the end of one case (page 534, starting with “low officer when the vehicle...“) and the beginning of another (starting with “Stanislaw Nawrocki et al...“). * According to the instructions: “If the document contains multiple opinions (e.g., end of one case and start of another), convert only the MAIN opinion — the one with a complete case caption and full opinion body. Skip partial content from a previous case that appears at the beginning of the document.” * The “MAIN” opinion here is “Stanislaw Nawrocki et al., Respondents, v Proto Construction & Dev. Corp. et al., Appellants, et al., Defendants.” * Wait, looking closer at page 534, the first section is the end of a previous opinion. The second section is the start of *Nawrocki v Proto Construction*. * Wait, page 536 ends with a new case: “In the Matter of Bernice Miranda...“. * So the document covers the full text of *Nawrocki v Proto Construction*. 2. **Extract Metadata for *Nawrocki v Proto Construction***: * **Case Name**: Stanislaw Nawrocki et al., Respondents, v Proto Construction & Dev. Corp. et al., Appellants, et al., Defendants. * **Short Name**: Nawrocki v. Proto Constr. & Dev. Corp. * **Docket**: Unknown (not explicitly on the page, though usually found in New York reporter cases). I will omit if not clear. * **Court**: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department (inferred from “AD3d” and the judges). Looking at the judges: Mazzarelli, J.P., Sweeny, DeGrasse, Freedman and Abdus-Salaam, JJ. This is the First Department. * **Date**: 2011 (from the citation [919 NYS2d 11] which is the reporter volume/page). The specific date isn‘t on these snippets, but I will check if I can find it. Wait, the instructions say “Extract metadata here, don‘t repeat in body“. I‘ll use the citation [919 NYS2d 11]. * **Citation**: 919 N.Y.S.2d 11. The snippets show pages 534, 535, 536 of a reporter (likely AD3d or similar). Actually, the citation is [919 NYS2d 11]. * **Judges**: Mazzarelli, J.P., Sweeny, DeGrasse, Freedman and Abdus-Salaam, JJ. 3. **Process Content**: * **Page 534**: Skip the first three paragraphs (part of the previous case). Start at “Stanislaw Nawrocki et al., Respondents, v Proto Construction & Dev. Corp. et al., Appellants, et al., Defendants.” * **Pagination**: * Page 534 starts after the caption. * Page 535 starts. * Page 536 starts. * **Citations**: * CPLR 901 (a) (4) -> `` * CPLR 901 (a) (2) -> `` * CPLR 901 (a) (3) -> `` * Iglesias-Mendoza v La Belle Farm, Inc., 239 FRD 363, 370-371 [SD NY 2007] -> `` * Tanzer v Turbodyne Corp., 68 AD2d 614, 620-621 [1979] -> `` * Noble v 93 Univ. Place Corp., 224 FRD 330, 344 [SD NY 2004] -> `` * In re Crazy Eddie Sec. Litig., 135 FRD 39, 41 [ED NY 1991] -> `` * Kudinov v Kel-Tech Constr. Inc., 65 AD3d 481, 482 [2009] -> `` * CPLR 901 (a) (5) -> `` * Matter of Rucker v NYC/NYPD License Div., 78 AD3d 535 [2010] -> `` * De La Cruz v Caddell Dry Dock & Repair Co., Inc., 22 AD3d 404, 405 [2005] -> `` * Pesantez v Boyle Envtl. Servs., 251 AD2d 11, 12 [1998] -> `` * Weinberg v Hertz Corp., 116 AD2d 1, 7 [1986], affd 69 NY2d 979 [1987] -> `` 4. **Formatting Rules**: * Straight quotes. * No code fences. * Rejoin hyphenated line breaks. “commonality“, “typicality“, “inappropriate“, “mechanism“, “investigatory“, “individualized“, “vehicle“. * Page 534: Skip top part. Marker starts where the main opinion starts. * Case Information: Use short name “Nawrocki v. Proto Constr. & Dev. Corp.” * Court: N.Y. App. Div. **Step-by-step assembly:** **Metadata:** Case Name: Stanislaw Nawrocki et al., Respondents, v Proto Construction & Dev. Corp. et al., Appellants, et al., Defendants. Short Name: Nawrocki v. Proto Constr. & Dev. Corp. Court: N.Y. App. Div. (1st Dep‘t) Date: 2011 (derived from reporter volume 919 NYS2d which is from 2011). Citation: 919 N.Y.S.2d 11. Judges: Mazzarelli, J.P., Sweeny, DeGrasse, Freedman and Abdus-Salaam, JJ. **Pagination:** The opinion starts on page 534. `` Then text. `` at the top of page 2. `` at the top of page 3. **Content Refinement:** Page 534: “Stanislaw Nawrocki et al., Respondents, v Proto Construction & Dev. Corp. et al., Appellants, et al., Defendants. [919 NYS2d 11]—” Followed by the text on page 535. The text on 535 starts “Plaintiffs meet the requirements...” Wait, looking at the transition. Page 534 ends with the caption and citation. Page 535 starts with the body: “Plaintiffs meet the requirements...” So the opinion body starts on 535. **Citations Check:** - CPLR 901 (a) (4) -> `CPLR 901 (a) (4)` - CPLR 901 (a) (2) -> `CPLR 901 (a) (2)` - CPLR 901 (a) (3) -> `CPLR 901 (a) (3)` - Iglesias-Mendoza v La Belle Farm, Inc., 239 FRD 363, 370-371 [SD NY 2007] -> `Iglesias-Mendoza v La Belle Farm, Inc., 239 FRD 363, 370-371 [SD NY 2007]` - Tanzer v Turbodyne Corp., 68 AD2d 614, 620-621 [1979] -> `Tanzer v Turbodyne Corp., 68 AD2d 614, 620-621 [1979]` - Noble v 93 Univ. Place Corp., 224 FRD 330, 344 [SD NY 2004] -> `Noble v 93 Univ. Place Corp., 224 FRD 330, 344 [SD NY 2004]` - In re Crazy Eddie Sec. Litig., 135 FRD 39, 41 [ED NY 1991] -> `In re Crazy Eddie Sec. Litig., 135 FRD 39, 41 [ED NY 1991]` - Kudinov v Kel-Tech Constr. Inc., 65 AD3d 481, 482 [2009] -> `Kudinov v Kel-Tech Constr. Inc., 65 AD3d 481, 482 [2009]` - CPLR 901 (a) (5) -> `CPLR 901 (a) (5)` - Matter of Rucker v NYC/NYPD License Div., 78 AD3d 535 [2010] -> `Matter of Rucker v NYC/NYPD License Div., 78 AD3d 535 [2010]` - De La Cruz v Caddell Dry Dock & Repair Co., Inc., 22 AD3d 404, 405 [2005] -> `De La Cruz v Caddell Dry Dock & Repair Co., Inc., 22 AD3d 404, 405 [2005]` - Pesantez v Boyle Envtl. Servs., 251 AD2d 11, 12 [1998] -> `Pesantez v Boyle Envtl. Servs., 251 AD2d 11, 12 [1998]` - Weinberg v Hertz Corp., 116 AD2d 1, 7 [1986] -> `Weinberg v Hertz Corp., 116 AD2d 1, 7 [1986]` - affd 69 NY2d 979 [1987] -> `affd 69 NY2d 979 [1987]` **Text Rejoining**: - Page 535: “alle-gedly” -> “allegedly” - Page 535: “representa-tives” -> “representatives” - Page 535: “commonal-ity” -> “commonality” - Page 535: “require-ment” -> “requirement” - Page 535: “assur-ance” -> “assurance” - Page 535: “inap-propriate” -> “inappropriate” - Page 535: “objec-tive” -> “objective” - Page 535: “mecha-nism” -> “mechanism” - Page 535: “puta-tive” -> “putative” - Page 536: “certifica-tion” -> “certification” - Page 536: “re-medies” -> “remedies” - Page 536: “indi-vidualized” -> “individualized” - Page 536: “indi-vidual” -> “individual” - Page 536: “real-istic” -> “realistic” - Page 536: “ve-hicle” -> “vehicle” Wait, page 534 has: “Stanislaw Nawrocki et al., Respondents, v Proto Construction & Dev. Corp. et al., Appellants, et al., Defendants. [919 NYS2d 11]—” This citation is for the case starting here. Wait, I should confirm the citation. The prompt says “[919 NYS2d 11]“. The court and date should be determined. Judges are First Department judges. Year 2011 is correct for 919 NYS2d. **Structure**: 1. Case Info 2. Body Start content at the caption on 534. Wait, if the body starts on 535, 534 is just the caption. Let‘s check the OCR: Page 534 ends with: “Stanislaw Nawrocki et al., Respondents, v Proto Con- struction & Dev. Corp. et al., Appellants, et al., Defendants. [919 NYS2d 11]—” Then Page 535 starts with: “Plaintiffs meet the requirements...” So: `` (Caption is in details, but instructions say “Include ALL content before the main opinion text: Syllabus / ‘Held:’ sections, Headnotes, Attorney listings... Any other prefatory material.” The caption and citation are prefatory here.) Actually, “Omit elements without data... don‘t repeat in body“. So I extract the name and cite to the metadata block. Is there other prefatory content? No attorneys listed? No, just “Concur...“. Actually, in the OCR for page 536: ” Concur—Mazzarelli, J.P., Sweeny, DeGrasse, Freedman and Abdus-Salaam, JJ.” Wait, there is a sentence at the end of page 536: “We have reviewed defendants’ remaining arguments and find them unavailing.” Then the concurrences. Wait, looking at the layout: Page 534 has the end of a previous case. Then the caption of Nawrocki. Then page 535 has the text of Nawrocki. Then page 536 has the end of Nawrocki. Then page 536 has the start of Miranda. So I only output Nawrocki. **Case Information Details**: Short name: Nawrocki v. Proto Constr. & Dev. Corp. Docket: None. Court: N.Y. App. Div. Date: 2011 (from 919 NYS2d 11). Citation: 919 N.Y.S.2d 11. Judge: Mazzarelli, J.P. One detail: “919 NYS2d 11” has a dash after it “—“. I‘ll omit that from the metadata but keep it if it‘s prefatory. Usually it‘s just a marker. Wait, page 535 starts “Plaintiffs meet the requirements...“. Is there anything between the caption on 534 and the start of 535? The OCR for 534 shows the caption and citation at the bottom. The OCR for 535 shows the body text. There‘s no syllabus or attorney list shown in these snippets. Let‘s double check the OCR/Image for any missed text. The images show blacked out areas. Page 534: Top is an opinion. Bottom is the caption of the new case. Page 535: Top has blacked out text, then the body starts. Page 536: Top is continuation. Bottom has the concurrence, then a blacked out bar, then the caption of Bernice Miranda. Since I am to convert the MAIN opinion, I will start with the caption of Nawrocki. Metadata: - `shortName`: Nawrocki v. Proto Constr. & Dev. Corp. - `court`: N.Y. App. Div. - `date`: 2011 - `citation`: 919 N.Y.S.2d 11 Wait, looking at the OCR for page 535, there is no intro. It just starts with “Plaintiffs meet...“. I will place the page marker for 535 at the start of that paragraph. The caption on 534 is on page 534. Final check on the OCR for page 536: “116 AD2d 1, 7 [1986], affd 69 NY2d 979 [1987]” -> The OCR says “116 AD2d 1, 7 [1986], 69 NY2d 979 [1987]). affd” - looks like a typo in OCR. I should follow the image. Image for 536: “(see Weinberg v Hertz Corp., 116 AD2d 1, 7 [1986], affd 69 NY2d 979 [1987]).” The OCR has “affd” dangling. I will correct it to the visual order. Also: “AD-2d” -> “AD2d” for the citation normalization in tags, though I keep text verbatim. One more thing: The images for page 535 and 536 show some blacked out headers/footers. Page 535 start: “Plaintiffs meet...” Page 536 start: “that were present...” Let‘s check the citations inside the text again. - CPLR 901 (a) (4) - CPLR 901 (a) (2) - CPLR 901 (a) (3) - Iglesias-Mendoza v La Belle Farm, Inc. - Tanzer v Turbodyne Corp. - Noble v 93 Univ. Place Corp. - In re Crazy Eddie Sec. Litig. - Kudinov v Kel-Tech Constr. Inc. - CPLR 901 (a) (5) - Matter of Rucker v NYC/NYPD License Div. - De La Cruz v Caddell Dry Dock & Repair Co., Inc. - Pesantez v Boyle Envtl. Servs. - Weinberg v Hertz Corp. Final structure: Stanislaw Nawrocki et al... [919 NYS2d 11]— Plaintiffs meet the requirements... ... ...unavailing. Concur—Mazzarelli, J.P., Sweeny, DeGrasse, Freedman and Abdus-Salaam, JJ. Wait, does the caption belong in the body or the details? “Extract metadata here, don‘t repeat in body“. So the caption on 534 and the citation [919 NYS2d 11] will be in the metadata. If there‘s no other content on 534 for this case, I will start the body at 535. However, I should include the page marker where the case starts. Wait, is there anything on page 534 after the citation? No. So: (empty, or metadata) Body. Wait, the instructions: “Include ALL content before the main opinion text: Syllabus / ‘Held:’ sections, Headnotes, Attorney listings, Amicus curiae, Any other prefatory material.” The caption IS prefatory material. But the metadata rule says “Extract metadata here, don‘t repeat in body“. Usually, the caption is treated as data for the ``. I‘ll put the full case name in the Case Information and start the body with the text. Wait, usually “Stanislaw Nawrocki et al... [919 NYS2d 11]—” is the caption. I will put it in the details. What about the citation? It‘s the reporter cite. Wait, “919 NYS2d 11” is the citation for this case. The reporter page numbers 534, 535, 536 are from a different reporter (Appellate Division Reports 3d Series). I will use the reporter page numbers for the `midpage-ps` tags as they are the internal/official pagination. Let‘s do this. One nuance: “Mazzarelli, J.P, Sweeny, DeGrasse, Freedman and Abdus-Salaam, JJ.” OCR says “J.P,” (comma), but it‘s “J.P.” (period) in image? Actually image looks like a comma in some spots and period in others. Looking at page 534 (previous case concur), it‘s “J.P.,“. Page 536 (this case concur), it is “J.P.,“. Wait, image for 536 says: “Concur—Mazzarelli, J.P., Sweeny, DeGrasse, Freedman and Abdus-Salaam, JJ.” The OCR for 536 says “J.E” - that‘s a typo, image says “J.P.“. Let‘s begin. Case Name: Stanislaw Nawrocki et al., Respondents, v Proto Construction & Dev. Corp. et al., Appellants, et al., Defendants. Short Name: Nawrocki v. Proto Constr. & Dev. Corp. Court: N.Y. App. Div. Citation: 919 N.Y.S.2d 11 Date: 2011 I will start the body with page 535 as that is where the text starts. Page 534 only contains the caption which is metadata. Wait, the instruction says: “Always start with immediately after (where X is the first page number)“. The first page number of this document is 534. I will put `` then nothing (since caption is omitted from body), then `` then text. Actually, if I omit the caption, page 534 is empty for the body. I‘ll check if there‘s anything else on 534. No. I‘ll start with 535. Actually, the rule says: “Include ALL content before the main opinion text“. Usually, this refers to Headnotes, Attorney listings, etc. Captions are usually excluded because they are in the metadata. I‘ll stick to that. Wait, what about the judges? They are listed at the end. “Concur—Mazzarelli, J.P., Sweeny, DeGrasse, Freedman and Abdus-Salaam, JJ.” I will put that in a paragraph at the end. One final check: the OCR for 535 says: “to receive the wages and benefits alleg- edly owed“. OCR for 536 says: “Pesantez v Boyle Envtl. Servs., 251 AD-2d 11, 12“. Image says: “251 AD2d 11, 12“. I‘ll use AD2d. Rejoining “investiga-tion” on 534 (previous case) -> not my case. My case: - “alle-gedly” -> allegedly - “representa-tives” -> representatives - “commonal-ity” -> commonality - “require-ment” -> requirement - “assur-ance” -> assurance - “inap-propriate” -> inappropriate - “objec-tive” -> objective - “mecha-nism” -> mechanism - “puta-tive” -> putative - “certifica-tion” -> certification - “re-medies” -> remedies - “indi-vidualized” -> individualized - “indi-vidual” -> individual - “real-istic” -> realistic - “ve-hicle” -> vehicle Wait, on page 536, the citation is: “Weinberg v Hertz Corp., 116 AD2d 1, 7 [1986], affd 69 NY2d 979 [1987]“. I‘ll mark both. Let‘s generate.