Opinion
9573 Index 159603/16
06-06-2019
Edward LEILI, Plaintiff–Respondent, v. Joseph ROMANELLO, et al., Defendants–Appellants, Joseph Dimyan, Defendant.
Voute´, Lohrfink, Magro & McAndrew, LLP, White Plains (Edward G. Warren of counsel), for appellants. Law Office of Todd J. Krouner, P.C., Chappaqua (Todd J. Krouner of counsel), for respondent.
Voute´, Lohrfink, Magro & McAndrew, LLP, White Plains (Edward G. Warren of counsel), for appellants.
Law Office of Todd J. Krouner, P.C., Chappaqua (Todd J. Krouner of counsel), for respondent.
Friedman, J.P., Tom, Kapnick, Kahn, JJ.
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Shlomo Hagler, J.), entered September 10, 2018, which denied defendants' motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction, without prejudice and with leave to renew upon completion of jurisdictional discovery, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
The court did not abuse its discretion in granting jurisdictional discovery, as plaintiff made a "sufficient start" in demonstrating personal jurisdiction over appellants ( Avilon Auto. Group v. Leontiev, 168 A.D.3d 78, 89, 91 N.Y.S.3d 379 [1st Dept. 2019] ; PD Cargo, CA v. Paten Intl. SA, 149 A.D.3d 511, 512, 52 N.Y.S.3d 328 [1st Dept. 2017] ).