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Falzone v. RBS Citizens Bank, N.A.

Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, New York.
Jan 18, 2017
146 A.D.3d 882 (N.Y. App. Div. 2017)

Opinion

01-18-2017

In the Matter of Brian K. FALZONE, appellant, v. RBS CITIZENS BANK, N.A., et al., respondents.

Brian K. Falzone, Brooklyn, N.Y., appellant pro se. Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, White Plains, N.Y. (Kelly Robreno Koster and Riyaz G. Bhimani of counsel), for respondents.


Brian K. Falzone, Brooklyn, N.Y., appellant pro se.

Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, White Plains, N.Y. (Kelly Robreno Koster and Riyaz G. Bhimani of counsel), for respondents.

In a proceeding, in effect, pursuant to CPLR 3102(c) to obtain pre-action disclosure, the petitioner appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Baily–Schiffman, J.), dated September 10, 2015, which denied the petition and dismissed the proceeding.

ORDERED that the order is affirmed, with costs.

The Supreme Court properly denied the petition, in effect, pursuant to CPLR 3102(c) to obtain pre-action disclosure, and dismissed the proceeding. The petitioner has not demonstrated facts which fairly indicate that he has some cause of action against the respondents which warrants pre-action disclosure (see Matter of Konig v. CSC Holdings, LLC, 112 A.D.3d 934, 935, 977 N.Y.S.2d 756 ; Matter of Scattoreggio v. Cablevision Sys. Corp., 203 A.D.2d 468, 610 N.Y.S.2d 319 ).

The petitioner's remaining contentions are without merit.

DILLON, J.P., HALL, HINDS–RADIX and BRATHWAITE NELSON, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Falzone v. RBS Citizens Bank, N.A.

Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, New York.
Jan 18, 2017
146 A.D.3d 882 (N.Y. App. Div. 2017)
Case details for

Falzone v. RBS Citizens Bank, N.A.

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of Brian K. FALZONE, appellant, v. RBS CITIZENS BANK, N.A.…

Court:Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, New York.

Date published: Jan 18, 2017

Citations

146 A.D.3d 882 (N.Y. App. Div. 2017)
146 A.D.3d 882
2017 N.Y. Slip Op. 303

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