Opinion
Motion No: M-1360
06-25-2020
Ronald Valonis, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. New York City Transit Authority, Defendant-Respondent.
Defendant-respondent having moved for an order pursuant to CPLR 5513 dismissing the appeal taken from a judgment of the Supreme Court, New York County, entered on or about May 30, 2017, Now, upon reading and filing the papers with respect to the motion, and due deliberation having been had thereon, It is ordered that, sua sponte, the motion is referred to the Special Referee Clerk, Rm 119, Supreme Court, New York County, 60 Center Street, New York, N.Y. 10007 (Tel. No. 646-386-3028) to schedule a traverse hearing, to hear and determine the issue of whether defendant's counsel served plaintiff's counsel on June 1, 2017 with the letter attached to the moving papers as Exhibit A, including the file-stamped copy of the aforesaid judgment entered May 30, 2017. The parties are granted leave to move in this Court to confirm or disaffirm the decision of the referee.
ENTERED: June 25, 2020
__________ CLERK
PRESENT: Hon. Dianne T. Renwick, Justice Presiding, Judith J. Gische Barbara R. Kapnick Cynthia S. Kern Peter H. Moulton, Justices
M-1360
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