Case research · C089

FRANKIES FREE RANGE MEAT LLC et al v. ADAM STAROWICZ

55177/2021 · New York State Supreme Court

ClosedDismissedNew York
CourtNew York State Supreme Court
FiledApril 22, 2021
StatusClosed
OutcomeDismissed
Final dispositionWithout prejudice
JurisdictionNew York
Pro seYes
Current / transferee court
Transferred case

Defendants

Source record

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Outcome and research status

Outcome reason: The court found no affidavit of service or other filing moving the case toward judgment, found no basis to extend the relevant deadlines, and noted that the LLC could not proceed pro se. The action was dismissed without prejudice and the motion to restore/stay arbitration was denied as moot.

Research status: Source-backed

Research notes: NYSCEF Case Status: Disposed. Plaintiffs originally filed through counsel; a September 23, 2022 consent-to-change-attorney filing allowed them to proceed pro se.

Related litigation

Court findings

Failure to serve / failure to move case toward judgmentOctober 26, 2022

Court found no affidavit of service or other filing moving the action toward judgment, found no basis to extend deadlines, noted that the LLC could not proceed pro se, dismissed the action without prejudice, and denied the motion to restore/stay arbitration as moot.

Lewis J. Lubell
Court source ↗

Chronology events

Sequence does not by itself prove motive or causation.

State action filed

Frankie's Free Range Meat LLC and others filed a New York Supreme Court action against Adam Starowicz.

Starowicz / arbitration / Davis chronology · Docket chronologySource ↗
State action dismissed

C089 was dismissed without prejudice after the court found no affidavit of service or other filing moving the action toward judgment; a request to restore/stay arbitration was denied as moot.

Starowicz / arbitration / Davis chronology · Court orderSource ↗
New state complaint filed

Tufano filed C090 against Adam Starowicz in Westchester Supreme Court.

Starowicz / arbitration / Davis chronology · Docket chronologySource ↗

Secondary sources

Commentary from former counsel or other secondary sources is retained separately from court findings and primary-source records.

Arbitration Clauses – Are They Enforceable?February 10, 2023

Davis recounts the Starowicz/Tufano business arbitration, reproduces language from an arbitrator stating that a preliminary hearing occurred Oct. 25, 2021 and that a request to pause/stay was addressed by email around Apr. 5, 2022, and reports that Starowicz filed a motion to dismiss C090 on Jan. 9, 2023. The article later notes the state case was settled and claims voluntarily dismissed with prejudice.

Evidentiary treatment: Use for leads, chronology and quoted arbitration context only. Davis's characterizations (for example that arguments were meritless or that Tufano tried to circumvent arbitration) are not court findings unless independently corroborated.

Jeffrey Davis · Davis Cantor · Former-counsel blog / secondary sourceSecondary source ↗