*1 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department 454

CA 15-01237

PRESENT: WHALEN, P.J., CARNI, NEMOYER, TROUTMAN, AND SCUDDER, JJ. IN THE MATTER OF THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

ASBESTOS LITIGATION.

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BETH ANN PIENTA, AS SUCCESSOR EXECUTRIX OF THE

ESTATE OF LEE HOLDSWORTH, DECEASED, AND AS

EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF CAROL A. HOLDSWORTH,

DECEASED, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT,

V ORDER A.W. CHESTERTON COMPANY, ET AL., DEFENDANTS, AND CRANE CO., DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

(APPEAL NO. 2.)

K&L GATES LLP, NEW YORK CITY (MICHAEL J. ROSS, OF THE PENNSYLVANIA BAR, ADMITTED PRO HAC VICE, OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. LIPSITZ & PONTERIO, LLC, BUFFALO (DENNIS P. HARLOW OF COUNSEL), FOR PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT. Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Erie County (Jeremiah J. Moriarty, III, J.), entered June 5, 2015. The order denied the motion of defendant Crane Co. for a stay.

It is hereby ORDERED that said appeal is unanimously dismissed without costs ( see Hughes v Nussbaumer, Clarke & Velzy , 140 AD2d 988; Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. v Roberts & Roberts , 63 AD2d 566, 567; see also CPLR 5501 [a] [1]).

Entered: July 8, 2016 Frances E. Cafarell

Clerk of the Court