HSBC Bank USA, Nat'l Ass'n v. Sprei
| Decision Date | 13 February 2020 |
| Docket Number | Index No. 19879/09,2017–04701 |
| Citation | 180 A.D.3d 763,115 N.Y.S.3d 902 (Mem) |
| Parties | HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, etc., Appellant, v. Michael SPREI, et al., Respondents, et al., Defendants. |
| Court | New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division |
180 A.D.3d 763
115 N.Y.S.3d 902 (Mem)
HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, etc., Appellant,
v.
Michael SPREI, et al., Respondents, et al., Defendants.
2017–04701
Index No. 19879/09
Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, New York.
Argued—November 15, 2019
February 13, 2020
Sandelands Eyet LLP, New York, N.Y. (Mitchell Zipkin, Laurence P. Chirch, and Mindy Kallus of counsel), for appellant.
Michael Sprei and Leah Sprei, Brooklyn, NY, respondents pro se.
WILLIAM F. MASTRO, J.P., JOHN M. LEVENTHAL, JOSEPH J. MALTESE, VALERIE BRATHWAITE NELSON, JJ.
DECISION & ORDER
In an action to foreclose a mortgage, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Lawrence Knipel, J.), dated March 8, 2017. The order, in effect, granted that branch of the motion of the defendants Michael Sprei and Leah Sprei which was to dismiss the complaint insofar as asserted against them for lack of personal jurisdiction.
ORDERED that the order is affirmed, with costs.
In 2009, the plaintiff commenced this action against, among others, the defendants Michael Sprei and Leah Sprei (hereinafter together the defendants). Michael Sprei appeared and moved, inter alia, to dismiss the complaint insofar as asserted against him for lack of personal jurisdiction. The plaintiff opposed the motion, submitting, inter alia, the affidavits of service upon the defendant Michael Sprei. The subject branch of Michael Sprei's motion was held in abeyance pending determination of another branch of his motion. On November 9, 2013, the Supreme Court conditionally dismissed the action pursuant to CPLR 3216 unless the plaintiff filed a note of issue or otherwise proceeded by motion for entry of judgment within 90 days.
On March 7, 2016, the plaintiff moved, inter alia, for an order vacating the dismissal of the action and restoring the action to the calendar. Michael Sprei opposed the motion. Leah Sprei joined in Michael Sprei's opposition to the motion and in his...
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