Opinion
2014-06-18
Sadiqa S. CODRINGTON, appellant, v. CITIMORTGAGE, INC., respondent.
Stewart Law Firm, LLP, Rosedale, N.Y. (Marina V. Moreno of counsel), for appellant. Akerman Senterfitt, LLP, New York, N.Y. (Jordan M. Smith of counsel), for respondent.
Stewart Law Firm, LLP, Rosedale, N.Y. (Marina V. Moreno of counsel), for appellant. Akerman Senterfitt, LLP, New York, N.Y. (Jordan M. Smith of counsel), for respondent.
, J.P., RUTH C. BALKIN, CHERYL E. CHAMBERS, and ROBERT J. MILLER, JJ.
In an action, inter alia, for injunctive relief, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Feinman, J.), entered April 17, 2012, which denied her motion by order to show cause to preliminarily enjoin the defendant from holding a foreclosure sale and liquidation of the plaintiff's security interest in certain shares of stock and a proprietary lease for a certain apartment during the pendency of the action.
ORDERED that the order is affirmed, with costs.
“The method of service provided for in an order to show cause is jurisdictional in nature and must be strictly complied with” (Matter of El Greco Socy. of Visual Arts, Inc. v. Diamantidis, 47 A.D.3d 929, 929, 852 N.Y.S.2d 165). The plaintiff bears the burden of proving that jurisdiction over the defendant was obtained ( see Frankel v. Schilling, 149 A.D.2d 657, 659, 540 N.Y.S.2d 469). Here, the plaintiff failed to submit an affidavit of a process server attesting to service of the subject motion on the defendant pursuant to CPLR 311, as required by the order to show cause. Thus, the Supreme Court correctly determined that the plaintiff failed to serve the defendant in the manner directed by the court ( see Matter of Rotanelli v. Board of Elections of Westchester County, 109 A.D.3d 562, 563, 970 N.Y.S.2d 471;U.S. Bank N.A. v. Feliciano, 103 A.D.3d 791, 959 N.Y.S.2d 453;Crown Waterproofing, Inc. v. Tadco Constr. Corp., 99 A.D.3d 964, 965, 953 N.Y.S.2d 254;Lobo v. Soto, 73 A.D.3d 1135, 1135–1136, 900 N.Y.S.2d 900). Accordingly, the plaintiff's motion was properly denied on this ground alone.
In light of our determination, we need not reach the plaintiff's remaining contentions.