Opinion
No. 17646 M-573-M-911 Index No. 653042/21 Case No. 2022-02066
04-06-2023
Warren Gilder, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Michael Stern et al., Defendants-Appellants.
Beys Liston & Mobargha LLP, New York (Joshua D. Liston of counsel), for appellants. Barclay Damon, LLP, New York (Michael J. Lane of counsel), for respondent.
Beys Liston & Mobargha LLP, New York (Joshua D. Liston of counsel), for appellants.
Barclay Damon, LLP, New York (Michael J. Lane of counsel), for respondent.
Before: Manzanet-Daniels, J.P., Kern, González, Scarpulla, Pitt-Burke, JJ.
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Laurence Love, J.), entered May 9, 2022, which denied defendants' motion to vacate a prior order, same court and Justice, entered April 7, 2022, which granted, upon defendants' default, plaintiff's motion to reargue, and upon reargument, granted plaintiff's motion for summary judgment in lieu of complaint, unanimously affirmed, with costs.
Supreme Court did not abuse its discretion in denying defendants' motion to vacate the order entered on default, as defendants presented no meritorious defense either to the underlying motion for summary judgment in lieu of complaint or plaintiff's motion to reargue (CPLR 5015[a][1]; Matter of American Reliable Ins. Co. v Delmonte, 189 A.D.3d 663, 663 [1st Dept 2020]). An email from defendant David Juracich specifically describes the amounts remitted to plaintiff and the basis for the payment, thus foreclosing any issues of fact.
Notwithstanding the court's apparent failure to consider defendant Stern's affidavit in support of its motion to vacate the default order, we find the affidavit failed to satisfy the defendant's burden. Notably, defendants have not submitted, or pointed to, any evidence that addresses the Juracich email.
We have considered defendants' remaining contentions and find them unavailing.
M-573 & M-911 - Gilder v Stern, et al.
Motion and cross motion for sanctions, denied.