| Schwartz v Schwartz |
| 2010 NY Slip Op 04572 [73 AD3d 1156] |
| May 25, 2010 |
| Appellate Division, Second Department |
| Lisa Schwartz, Respondent, v Harold Schwartz,Appellant. |
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In an action for divorce and ancillary relief, the defendant appeals from an order of theSupreme Court, Kings County (Hinds-Radix, J.), dated September 30, 2009, which denied hismotion, made at the close of the plaintiff's case pursuant to CPLR 4401, for judgment as a matterof law dismissing the complaint.
Ordered that the appeal is dismissed, without costs or disbursements.
"It is the obligation of the appellant to assemble a proper record on appeal, which mustinclude any relevant transcripts of proceedings before the Supreme Court" (NakyeoungSeoung v Vicuna, 38 AD3d 734, 735 [2007]; see CPLR 5525 [a]; 5526; Gaffneyv Gaffney, 29 AD3d 857 [2006]; Fernald v Vinci, 13 AD3d 333 [2004];Gerhardt v New York City Tr. Auth., 8 AD3d 427, 427 [2004]; Garnerville HoldingCo. v IMC Mgt., 299 AD2d 450 [2002]). "The record must contain all of the relevant papersthat were before the Supreme Court, including the transcript, if any, of the proceedings"(Matison v County of Nassau, 290 AD2d 494, 495 [2002]; see Matter of Allstate Ins.Co. v Vargas, 288 AD2d 309, 310 [2001]; Desmarat v Basile, 288 AD2d 336, 337[2001]; Lowry v Suffolk County Water Auth., 287 AD2d 551, 552 [2001]). Here, thedefendant appeals from the Supreme Court's denial of his motion pursuant to CPLR 4401, madeat the close of the plaintiff's case, for judgment as a matter of law dismissing the complaint.However, the defendant's failure to provide this Court with the full trial transcript renders therecord on appeal inadequate to enable this Court to reach an informed decision on the merits, andthus, the appeal must be dismissed (see Nakyeoung Seoung v Vicuna, 38 AD3d at 735;Gerhardt v New York City Tr. Auth., 8 AD3d at 427; Matison v County ofNassau, 290 AD2d at 495). Dillon, J.P., Balkin, Lott and Sgroi, JJ., concur.