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`INDEX NO. 512988/2016
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`SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
`COUNTY OF KINGS
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`LEONARDO GONZALEZ,
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` Plaintiff,
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`-against-
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`RED HOOK CONTAINER TERMINAL, LLC.,
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` Defendant.
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`COSTS
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`Index No.: 512988/2016
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`Costs on Appeal to the Appellate Division ......................................... $250.00
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`DISBURSEMENTS
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`Reasonable expense of printing, serving and filing
`Record on Appeal, Appellant's Brief,
`and Appellant's Reply Brief (CLPL §830l(a)(6) .............................. $1,813.69
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`TOTAL COSTS, FEES AND DISBURSEMENTS
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`FILED: KINGS COUNTY CLERK 10/05/2020 11:00 AM
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`DUANE R. MORGAN, under penalty of perjury, hereby affirms:
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`1.
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`I am an attorney, admitted to practice before the Courts of the State of New
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`York, and I am a member of the firm of MORGAN LEVINE DOLAN, P.C., attorneys for
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`plaintiff LEONARDO GONZALEZ.
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`2.
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`The disbursements specified above have been incurred, are reasonable in
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`amount, and are prescribed by the order of the Appellate Division dated September 16, 2020,
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`(copy attached as Exhibit "A") and CPLR §8301. I attach as Exhibit "B" a copy of the bill
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`representing the sums expended by the plaintiff for the disbursements, which consisted of
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`appellate printing and related services.
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`TO: BETANCOURT, VAN HEMMEN,
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`GRECO & KENYON LLC
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`Attorneys for Defendant
`151 Bodman Place, Suite 200
`Red Bank, New Jersey 07701
`(732) 530-4646
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`MORGAN LEVINE DOLAN, P.C.
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`By: Duane R. Morgan
`Attorneys for Plaintiff
`18 East 41st Street, 6th Floor
`New York, NY 10017
`(212) 785-5115
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`D. DUFFY
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`NELSON,
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`JJ.
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`D63457
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`Submitted
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`- May
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`19, 2020
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`2018-11769
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`DECISION
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`& ORDER
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`Leonardo
`Container
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`Gonzalez,
`Terminal,
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`v Red Hook
`respondent,
`appellant.
`LLC,
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`(Index
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`No.
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`512988/
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`Betancourt,
`Robbins
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`Van
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`Hemmen,
`Jeanne-Marie
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`and
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`& Kenyon
`Greco
`D. Van Hemmen
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`LLC,
`counsel),
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`of
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`New
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`NY (Kristin
`York,
`appellant.
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`for
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`K.
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`Levine
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`Dolan,
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`P.C.,
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`New York,
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`NY (Duane
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`R. Morgan
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`of
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`counsel),
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`for
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`Morgan
`respondent.
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`for
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`personal
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`the
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`from
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`an
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`In an action
`the Supreme
`as appealed
`third
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`Court,
`from,
`parties
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`any
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`of
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`order
`insofar
`exclude
`expert.
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`to recover
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`damages
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`Kings
`in
`from
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`effect,
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`County
`denied
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`observing
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`the
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`injuries,
`August
`J.), dated
`(Lawrence
`Knipel,
`the
`defendant's
`branch
`of
`that
`plaintiff's
`medical
`examination
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`defendant
`appeals
`The
`16, 2018.
`order,
`was
`motion
`which
`the
`defendant's
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`by
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`to
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`ORDERED
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`that
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`the
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`order
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`is affirmed
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`insofar
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`as appealed
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`from,
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`with
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`costs.
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`Container
`2015
`when
`owned
`and
`brain
`injuries
`of
`the
`plaintiff
`impairments.
`IME Watchdog,
`The
`defendant's
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`the
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`plaintiff
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`commenced
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`2016,
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`LLC,
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`action
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`against
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`the
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`this
`for
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`defendant,
`he sustained
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`not
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`Red Hook
`In July
`in July
`he alleges
`injuries
`damages
`to recover
`Terminal,
`seeking
`the Red Hook
`which
`is
`at
`from
`10 to 15 feet
`he fell
`Terminal,
`machinery
`approximately
`permanent
`that
`he sustained
`inter
`plaintiff
`defendant.
`The
`the
`operated
`alia,
`alleges,
`by
`from
`examination
`medical
`the
`accident.
`The
`defendant
`sought
`a neuropsychological
`of any
`to assess
`the
`mental
`to evaluate
`cognitive
`existence
`plaintiff's
`status
`and
`the
`When
`the plaintiff
`that
`an individual
`from
`appeared
`for
`the examination,
`he requested
`Inc.
`(hereinafter
`be permitted
`to observe
`the examination.
`the third-party
`observer),
`doctor
`did
`allow
`the
`observer
`plaintiff
`to be present
`and
`thus
`the
`third-party
`The
`then
`inter
`for
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`refused
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`to
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`September
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`proceed
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`with
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`the
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`examination.
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`defendant
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`moved,
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`alia,
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`an
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`order
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`16, 2020
`GONZALEZ
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`v RED HOOK CONTAINER
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`TERMINAL,
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`LLC
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`compelling
`August
`16, 2018,
`to exclude
`was
`the plaintiffunderwent
`the
`appeals
`denial
`the
`presence
`of
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`the
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`of
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`the
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`third-party
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`without
`an examination
`to undergo
`the plaintiff
`in effect,
`the Supreme
`denied
`that
`Court,
`from
`third
`parties
`of any
`presence
`observing
`the examination
`observer
`and the third-party
`its motion
`that
`branch
`of
`and
`seeks
`to conduct
`observer.
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`a third-party
`observer.
`the
`branch
`of
`defendant's
`examination.
`was
`present.
`a second
`
`In an order
`motion
`In October
`The
`defendant
`examination
`
`dated
`which
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`2018,
`now
`without
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`the
`
`A plaintiff
`an
`examination
`during
`(see Matter
`examination
`100 AD2d
`N.Y.,
`determined
`that
`as that
`
`963,
`a plaintiff's
`representative
`
`or her
`his
`to have
`is entitled
`individual
`that
`as
`as
`long
`60 NY2d
`of Alexander
`in Henderson
`964).
`In
`2017,
`representative
`nonlegal
`interfere
`with
`does
`not
`permitted
`
`L,
`
`or other
`
`attorney
`does
`not
`
`329,
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`337;
`v Ross
`also
`may
`the
`conduct
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`also
`
`have
`
`a plaintiff
`
`to have
`
`440;
`
`Santana
`
`452,
`
`interfere
`Ponce
`(147
`be present
`of
`the
`long
`Fourth
`a third-party
`Departments
`as other
`well
`that
`present
`be
`nonlegal
`plaintiff's
`representatives,
`during
`for excluding
`defendant
`that
`ajustification
`establishes
`observer
`ornonlegal
`third-party
`171 AD3d
`Power
`(see Markel
`v Pure
`Boot
`v Pinard,
`30; Martinez
`Camp,
`Inc.,
`28,
`154 AD3d
`151 AD3d
`v Johnson,
`452; Marriott
`v Cappello,
`
`as
`a
`
`440,
`
`1580,
`
`legal
`with
`v Health
`AD3d
`
`present
`representative
`of
`the
`the
`conduct
`Plan
`Ins.
`ofGreater
`this
`Court
`as
`and
`
`915,
`the
`
`during
`examination.
`
`916),
`examination,
`The
`First
`or watchdog,
`observer
`examination
`unless
`representative
`160 AD3d
`1583).
`
`of
`
`the
`
`Here,
`
`defendant's
`examination
`
`plaintiff's
`observer
`would
`party
`147 AD3d
`at 916;
`
`we agree with
`motion
`which
`since
`the
`with
`v McBean,
`
`interfere
`Guerra
`
`the Supreme
`Court's
`was
`to
`preclude
`defendant
`failed
`the conduct
`ofthe
`127 AD3d
`
`462,
`
`the
`to meet
`plaintiff's
`462).
`
`determination,
`
`in effect,
`denying
`observer
`from
`third-party
`of establishing
`its burden
`examination
`(see Henderson
`
`that branch
`the
`third-
`
`attending
`that
`the
`
`v Ross,
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`parties'
`
`The
`
`remaining
`
`contentions
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`are without
`
`merit.
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`BALKIN,
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`J.P., HINDS-RADIX,
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`DUFFY
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`and BRATHWAITE
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`NELSON,
`
`JJ.,
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`concur.
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`SUPREME COURT, STATE 0F NEW YORK
`APPELLATE DMSION SECOND DEPT.
`of the Supreme
`the Appellate
`Division
`I. APRILANNE AGOSTIN0, Clerk of
`do bereby certifythatl
`have compared
`Court, Second Judicial Department,
`filed in my office on
`this copy with the original
`an
`transenption
`of said originial.
`16
`this copy is a correct
`SEP
`2
`IN WITNESS WHERE0F I have hereunto
`set my hahd and a ixed
`this Court on ggp
`the seal of
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`ENTER
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`at
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`prilanne
`Clerk
`of
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`ino
`Agos
`the Court
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`September
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`16, 2020
`GONZALEZ
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`v RED HOOK CONTAINER
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`TERMINAL,
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`LLC
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`FILED: KINGS COUNTY CLERK 10/05/2020 11:00 AM
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`RECEIVED NYSCEF: 10/07/2020
`Invoice #62703
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`10 East 39th Street, 7th Floor
`New York, NY 10016
`Phone: (212) 719-0990 Fax: (212) 398-9253
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`To:
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`Glenn P. Dolan, Esq.
`Morgan Levine Dolan, P.C.
`18 East 41st Street, 6th Floor
`New York, NY 10017
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`Please refer to invoice number with Payment
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`If this invoice is being forwarded to
`a third party for payment, e.g.,
`Insurance Carrier, Law Firm, Client,
`etc., then please cc: to
`ar@phpny.com. Thank you.
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`Invoice Date
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`Net Terms
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`Appellate Consultant
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`Court
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`4/8/2019
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`Net 30 Days
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`Eric Kuperman
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`Appellate Division - Second Department
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`Leonardo Gonzalez v. Red Hook Container Terminal LLC
`Supplemental Record & Brief
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`Quantity
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`Description
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`Unit Price
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`Total
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`11.00 Record Pages (10 Copies) @
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`1.00 Typeset Cover @
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`1.00 Typeset Table of Contents @
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`3.00 Head Notes @
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`1.00 CPLR - 2105 Certification @
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`1.00 CPLR - 5531 Statement @
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`1.00
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`Paralegal Hour @
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`4.85
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`135.00
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`90.00
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`5.00
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`62.50
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`62.50
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`95.00
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`53.35
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`135.00
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`90.00
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`15.00
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`62.50
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`62.50
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`95.00
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`1.00 Electronic File Production and Review @
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`150.00
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`150.00
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`Respondent's Brief (10 Copies)
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`1.00
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`22 Page Brief (includes covers & binding) @
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`1.00 Electronic File Production and Review @
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`1.00
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`Service and Filing (1st party only) @
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`10.00
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`Perfect Bound Books @
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`400.00
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`450.00
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`95.00
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`5.75
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`400.00
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`450.00
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`95.00
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`57.50
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`5/9/2019
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`12670 EK 80424 (212) 785-5115
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`Subtotal:
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`Sales Tax:
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`Total Invoice Amount:
`
`Payment Received:
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`1,665.85
`
`1,665.85
`
`147.84
`
`1,813.69
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`1,813.69
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`Please remit payment by: 5/9/2019
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`Total Amount Due:
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`Paid in Full
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`Tax ID: 13-3771850
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`12670 EK 80424 (212) 785-5115
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`SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
`COUNTY OF KINGS
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`LEONARDO GONZALEZ,
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`
`
`Plaintiff,
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`
`
`
`-against-
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`RED HOOK CONTAINER TERMINAL, LLC,
`
`
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`
`
`
`
`Defendant.
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`BILL OF COSTS AND DISBURSEMENTS
`WITH SUPPORTING AFFIRMATION
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`MORGAN LEVINE DOLAN, P.C.
`Attorneys for Plaintiff
`18 East 41st Street, 6th Floor
`New York, New York 10017
`Phone: (212) 785-5115
`Fax: (646) 525-4884
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