S&J Serv. Ctr., Inc. v. Commerce Commercial Grp., Inc.
| Decision Date | 31 August 2022 |
| Docket Number | 2020–09783,Index No. 59714/18 |
| Citation | 208 A.D.3d 908,174 N.Y.S.3d 706 |
| Parties | S & J SERVICE CENTER, INC., appellant, v. COMMERCE COMMERCIAL GROUP, INC., respondent. |
| Court | New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division |
208 A.D.3d 908
174 N.Y.S.3d 706
S & J SERVICE CENTER, INC., appellant,
v.
COMMERCE COMMERCIAL GROUP, INC., respondent.
2020–09783
Index No. 59714/18
Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, New York.
Argued—May 23, 2022
August 31, 2022
Cohn & Spector, White Plains, NY (Julius W. Cohn of counsel), for appellant.
Aldo V. Vitagliano, P.C., Rye, NY, for respondent.
FRANCESCA E. CONNOLLY, J.P., SHERI S. ROMAN, LINDA CHRISTOPHER, WILLIAM G. FORD, JJ.
DECISION & ORDER
In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for breach of
contract, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Linda S. Jamieson, J.), dated December 10, 2020. The order denied the plaintiff's motion for leave to enter a default judgment against the defendant.
ORDERED that the order is affirmed, with costs.
On June 21, 2018, the plaintiff commenced this action against the defendant, inter alia, to recover damages for breach of contract. In an order dated February 4, 2019 (hereinafter the dismissal order), the Supreme Court granted the defendant's motion pursuant to CPLR 3211(a) to dismiss the complaint. The plaintiff appealed. In a decision and order dated December 18, 2019 (hereinafter the reversal order), this Court reversed the dismissal order (see S & J Serv. Ctr., Inc. v.. Commerce Commercial Group, Inc., 178 A.D.3d 977, 112 N.Y.S.3d 584 ). On December 18, 2019, the plaintiff served a copy of the reversal order with notice of entry on the defendant by filing a copy of the reversal order with notice of entry on the New York State Courts Electronic Filing System site (see 22 NYCRR 202.5–b [h][2]). Pursuant to CPLR 3211(f), the defendant was required to serve an answer within 10 days of service of the reversal order with notice of its entry. It is undisputed that the defendant failed to serve an answer.
By notice of motion dated May 27, 2020, the plaintiff moved for leave to enter a default judgment against the defendant. The defendant opposed the motion. In an order dated December 10, 2020, the Supreme Court denied the motion. The plaintiff appeals.
"To defeat a facially sufficient CPLR 3215 motion, a defendant must show either that there was no default, or that [he or she] had a reasonable excuse for [his or her] delay and a potentially meritorious defense" ( Nationstar Mtge., LLC v. Gross, 201 A.D.3d 942, 944, 157 N.Y.S.3d 756 [internal quotation marks omitted]). " ‘Whether there is a reasonable excuse for a default...
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