Opinion
June 30, 1994
Appeal from the Supreme Court, New York County (Joan Lobis, J.).
Plaintiff should be deemed to have defaulted on defendants' motion to strike the portions of the complaint seeking punitive damages and attorney's fees, where, in response to the motion, plaintiff merely interposed requests for adjournments, which were granted, and then never submitted any substantive opposition following the scheduling of the last return date. As no appeal lies from an order entered on the default of an aggrieved party (CPLR 5511), plaintiff's remedy having been to move to vacate his default in the IAS Court and, if that motion was denied, to appeal the order denying the motion (Myers Co. v. Owsley Sons, 192 A.D.2d 927), we dismiss the appeal. In any event, were we to review the merits, we would find plaintiff's claims to be without merit (Samovar of Russia Jewelry Antique Corp. v Generali, 102 A.D.2d 279).
Concur — Rosenberger, J.P., Wallach, Kupferman and Nardelli, JJ.