Rodriguez v. Metro. Transp. Auth.

Full title: Leandra Rodriguez, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Metropolitan Transportation…

Court: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Date published: Apr 16, 2015

2015 N.Y. Slip Op. 3240 (N.Y. App. Div. 2015)

Opinion

14816N 301815/14

04-16-2015

Leandra Rodriguez, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Metropolitan Transportation Authority, et al., Defendants-Appellants, "John Doe," etc., Defendant.

James B. Henly, New York (Jesse A. Raye of counsel), for appellants. Greenberg & Stein, P.C., New York (Ian Asch of counsel), for respondent.

Mazzarelli, J.P.

, Friedman, Manzanet-Daniels, Clark, Kapnick, JJ.

James B. Henly, New York (Jesse A. Raye of counsel), for appellants.

Greenberg & Stein, P.C., New York (Ian Asch of counsel), for respondent.

Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Norma Ruiz, J.), entered August 7, 2014, which denied defendants' motion to change venue from Bronx County to New York County, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The failure to move for a change of venue on the ground of improper venue within 15 days of service of a demand to change venue was fatal to the motion (see CPLR 511[b]; Banks v New York State & Local Employees' Retirement Sys. , 271 AD2d 252, 253 [1st Dept 2000]; Pittman v Maher , 202 AD2d 172, 174 [1st Dept 1994]).

THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER OF THE SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT.

ENTERED: APRIL 16, 2015

CLERK