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Rodriguez v. New York Methodist Hospital

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jan 20, 2004
3 A.D.3d 526 (N.Y. App. Div. 2004)

Opinion

2003-00458.

Decided January 20, 2004.

In an action to recover damages for medical malpractice and wrongful death, etc., the plaintiffs appeal, as limited by their brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Patterson, J.), dated November 18, 2002, as denied their motion to vacate an order of the same court dated July 11, 2001, which granted the motion of the defendants Brooklyn Ob/Gyn Assoc., P.C., Herbert M. Lieber, and Jose R. Quinones, pursuant to CPLR 3126 to dismiss the complaint insofar as asserted against them upon their default in opposing the motion, and to restore the motion to the calendar.

Robert Blossner (DiJoseph Portegello, P.C., New York, N.Y. [Arnold E. DiJoseph III] of counsel), for appellants.

Schwartz Levin Milano, LLP, New York, N.Y. (Linda Oh of counsel), for respondents.

Before: ROBERT W. SCHMIDT and BARRY A. COZIER, JJ.


DECISION ORDER

ORDERED that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.

The respondents moved pursuant to CPLR 3126 to dismiss the complaint insofar as asserted against them based on the plaintiffs' failure to comply with court-ordered discovery. The Supreme Court granted the motion upon the plaintiffs' default in opposing it.

The plaintiffs failed to demonstrate a reasonable excuse for their default in opposing the motion. Furthermore, the plaintiffs failed to offer any excuse for their repeated failure to comply with the Supreme Court's discovery order and the respondents' discovery demands. The Supreme Court providently exercised its discretion in denying the plaintiffs' motion since the plaintiffs failed to adequately explain their pattern of willful default and neglect ( see CPLR 5015[a][1]; Clarke v. United Parcel Serv., 300 A.D.2d 614, 615; Wynne v. Wagner, 262 A.D.2d 556; Roussodimou v. Zafiriadis, 238 A.D.2d 568, 569; Gannon v. Johnson Scale Co., 189 A.D.2d 1052).

SANTUCCI, J.P., GOLDSTEIN, SCHMIDT and COZIER, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Rodriguez v. New York Methodist Hospital

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jan 20, 2004
3 A.D.3d 526 (N.Y. App. Div. 2004)
Case details for

Rodriguez v. New York Methodist Hospital

Case Details

Full title:GLADYS RODRIGUEZ, ETC., ET AL., appellants, v. NEW YORK METHODIST…

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

Date published: Jan 20, 2004

Citations

3 A.D.3d 526 (N.Y. App. Div. 2004)
770 N.Y.S.2d 735

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