*1 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department 1030

CA 11-00662

PRESENT: CENTRA, J.P., FAHEY, SCONIERS, GREEN, AND MARTOCHE, JJ. ERICA L. NIEMANN AND DANIEL ELLIS, AS

CO-ADMINISTRATORS OF THE ESTATE OF TIMOTHY W.

NIEMANN, DECEASED, PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS,

V ORDER ST. JOSEPH’S HOSPITAL HEALTH CENTER, RONALD

CAPUTO, M.D., SJH CARDIOLOGY ASSOCIATES,

DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS,

ET AL., DEFENDANTS.

GROSS, SHUMAN, BRIZDLE & GILFILLAN, P.C., BUFFALO (DAVID H. ELIBOL OF COUNSEL), FOR PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS.

HANCOCK ESTABROOK, LLP, SYRACUSE (MAUREEN E. MANEY OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT ST. JOSEPH’S HOSPITAL HEALTH CENTER.

MARTIN, GANOTIS, BROWN, MOULD & CURRIE, P.C., DEWITT (BRIAN M. GARGANO OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS RONALD CAPUTO, M.D. AND SJH CARDIOLOGY ASSOCIATES. Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Onondaga County (Deborah H. Karalunas, J.), entered January 11, 2011 in a wrongful death action. The order denied the motion of plaintiffs to vacate a stipulation of discontinuance.

It is hereby ORDERED that the order so appealed from is unanimously affirmed without costs.

Entered: September 30, 2011 Patricia L. Morgan

Clerk of the Court