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ROBERT AINBINDER, et al., appellants, v. HERBERT M. JACOBI, ETC., respondent, et al., defendant.

DECISION ORDER

ORDERED that the appeal of Dierdre Steinhaus is dismissed for failure to perfect the same in accordance with the rules of this court (see, 22 NYCRR 670.8[e][1]); and it is further,

ORDERED that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from by the plaintiff Robert Ainbinder, with costs.

For the continuous representation doctrine to apply to an action sounding in legal malpractice, "there must be clear indicia of an ongoing, continuous, developing, and dependant relationship between the client and the attorney" (Luk Lamellen U. Kupplungbau GmbH v. Lerner, 166 A.D.2d 505, 506 ). There is no indication in the record that the respondent continued to represent the appellant Robert Ainbinder with regard to the same action from which the alleged malpractice arose within the three years preceding the commencement of the instant action (see, Albany Sav. Bank v. Caffry, Pontiff, Stewart, Rhodes Judge, 95 A.D.2d 918, 919 ). Therefore, the Supreme Court properly dismissed the complaint insofar as asserted against the respondent as time-barred (see, CPLR 214[6]).

MANGANO, P.J., RITTER, JOY, McGINITY, and SMITH, JJ., concur.

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AINBINDER v. JACOBI
(Jan 24, 2000)