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Sackett v. Estate of Alvin Konigsberg

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jun 1, 2010
74 A.D.3d 777 (N.Y. App. Div. 2010)

Opinion

Nos. 2009-00696, 2009-00698.

June 1, 2010.

In an action to recover damages for sexual harassment and retaliatory discharge in violation of Administrative Code of the City of New York § 8-107, the plaintiff appeals from (1) an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Hinds-Radix, J.), dated March 17, 2008, and (2) a judgment of the same court (Ambrosio, J.), dated December 18, 2008, which, upon the granting of the defendants' motion pursuant to CPLR 3025 to strike the amended complaint, and the granting of the defendants' oral application, made at the close of the plaintiffs evidence, pursuant to CPLR 4401 for judgment as a matter of law, dismissed the complaint.

Evelyn Sackett, Brooklyn, N.Y., appellant pro se.

Reppert Kelly, LLC, New York, N.Y. (Christopher P. Kelly of counsel), for respondents.

Before: Dillon, J.P., Santucci, Hall and Lott, JJ.


Ordered that the appeal from the order dated March 17, 2008, is dismissed; and it is further,

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed; and it is further,

Ordered that one bill of costs is awarded to the defendants.

Contrary to the plaintiffs contention, the Supreme Court properly granted the defendants' motion to strike the amended complaint based upon her failure to comply with CPLR 3025. The record indicates that the plaintiff served her amended complaint well beyond the period within which an amended pleading may be served as of right ( see CPLR 3025 [a]) without first obtaining leave of the court or the stipulation of the parties ( see Nikolic v Federation Empl. Guidance Serv., Inc., 18 AD3d 522, 524).

The appeal from the order dated March 17, 2008, must be dismissed as abandoned, as the plaintiff does not seek in her brief reversal or modification of any portion of the order ( see Sirma v Beach, 59 AD3d 611, 614; Bibas v Bibas, 58 AD3d 586, 587).

The plaintiffs remaining contentions are without merit.


Summaries of

Sackett v. Estate of Alvin Konigsberg

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jun 1, 2010
74 A.D.3d 777 (N.Y. App. Div. 2010)
Case details for

Sackett v. Estate of Alvin Konigsberg

Case Details

Full title:EVELYN SACKETT, Appellant, v. ESTATE OF ALVIN KONIGSBERG, Deceased, et…

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

Date published: Jun 1, 2010

Citations

74 A.D.3d 777 (N.Y. App. Div. 2010)
2010 N.Y. Slip Op. 4765
901 N.Y.S.2d 549

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