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Reisman v. Coleman

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Apr 29, 1996
226 A.D.2d 693 (N.Y. App. Div. 1996)

Opinion

April 29, 1996

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Kings County (Feinberg, J.).


Ordered that, on the Court's own motion, the appellant's notice of appeal from the order dated December 22, 1994, which sua sponte recalled and vacated the order dated September 26, 1994, is treated as an application for leave to appeal, and leave to appeal from that order is granted ( see, CPLR 5701 [c]); and it is further,

Ordered that the orders are reversed, on the law, with one bill of costs, and the order dated September 26, 1994, is reinstated.

It is well settled that a trial court has no revisory or appellate jurisdiction to vacate, sua sponte, its own order ( see, CPLR 5019; see also, Osamwonyi v. Grigorian, 220 A.D.2d 400). In this case, the parties agree that the Supreme Court exceeded its authority by, sua sponte, recalling and vacating its September 26, 1994, order, which, inter alia, granted the petitioner's cross motion to modify and reduce the arbitration award. The respondent contends, nevertheless, that the September 26, 1994, order is reviewable on appeal pursuant to CPLR 5501. We disagree. Under CPLR 5501 (a)(1), an appeal from a final judgment brings up for review "any non-final judgment or order which necessarily affects the final judgment * * * provided that such non-final judgment or order has not previously been reviewed by the court to which the appeal is taken" (CPLR 5501 [a] [1]). Here, the September 26, 1994, order was final and, thus, cannot be brought up for review on appeal from the later order ( see, Crystal v. Manes, 130 A.D.2d 979; Acres v. Hitchcock, 77 A.D.2d 744, lv denied 53 N.Y.2d 601; cf., Burke v. Crosson, 85 N.Y.2d 10).

In light of the foregoing determination, we need not consider the parties' remaining contentions. Bracken, J.P., Rosenblatt, Miller and Friedmann, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Reisman v. Coleman

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Apr 29, 1996
226 A.D.2d 693 (N.Y. App. Div. 1996)
Case details for

Reisman v. Coleman

Case Details

Full title:ANDREW REISMAN et al., Plaintiffs, v. COLE L. COLEMAN, Defendant. (Matter…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Apr 29, 1996

Citations

226 A.D.2d 693 (N.Y. App. Div. 1996)
641 N.Y.S.2d 690

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