Miller v Lewis

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Miller v Lewis 2013 NY Slip Op 33912(U) December 4, 2013 Sup Ct, Kings County Docket Number: 11358/09 Judge: Leon Ruchelsman Cases posted with a "30000" identifier, i.e., 2013 NY Slip Op 30001(U), are republished from various state and local government websites. These include the New York State Unified Court System's E-Courts Service, and the Bronx County Clerk's office. This opinion is uncorrected and not selected for official publication. [* 1] .... i= f :"Id n:u, - • • •••••••••••@X n~ipu a'tio t'r1 l .. ,. to on.cc u a1n ••:1 ~ntroduc pen h pr1•::>r :Jr; ci:::t 1t.i~al..L.y tr b.ar.d tt-..e i:. h h .i t re lo ulet ll7J3 to It t; ... )' lLil'l ~!. [* 2] L< '• r::.11da ... by the par y o r tti" att:orney ¢¢n•~ 1 -... f ...... !er tt..e iXllPC I on er.1.1 :not cvtde.n:.i ry ... ra r. [ '' · .r. :!9!.IB ) . . . .'. -• t~ ~--"""""-~'.A.Ml '!he prcclnc · Ube'! th ct er ~ 2 • tpul ld 01 LlO~ tip.:il tion 9.r c: ~o ev ldcn':. i r,• fact:•. t blndil'l3 i., [G.U. 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