Jong Gwon Kim v. Strippoli
| Decision Date | 23 November 2016 |
| Citation | 42 N.Y.S.3d 245,2016 N.Y. Slip Op. 07926,144 A.D.3d 982 |
| Parties | JONG GWON KIM, et al., appellants, v. Domenico STRIPPOLI, et al., respondents. |
| Court | New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division |
144 A.D.3d 982
42 N.Y.S.3d 245
2016 N.Y. Slip Op. 07926
JONG GWON KIM, et al., appellants,
v.
Domenico STRIPPOLI, et al., respondents.
Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, New York.
Nov. 23, 2016.
Sim & Record, LLP, Bayside, NY (Sang J. Sim of counsel), for appellants.
Rivkin Radler LLP, Uniondale, NY (Cheryl F. Korman and Henry M. Mascia of counsel), for respondents.
JOHN M. LEVENTHAL, J.P., ROBERT J. MILLER, HECTOR D. LaSALLE, and VALERIE BRATHWAITE NELSON, JJ.
In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the plaintiffs appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (K. Murphy, J.), dated September 15, 2015, which denied their motion pursuant to CPLR 3215 for leave to enter a default judgment against the defendants and granted the defendants' cross motion pursuant to CPLR 3012(d) for an extension of time to serve and file a late answer to the complaint and to compel the plaintiffs to accept a late answer.
ORDERED that the order is affirmed, with costs.
Contrary to the plaintiffs' contention, the Supreme Court providently exercised its discretion in denying their motion pursuant to CPLR 3215 for leave to enter a default judgment against the defendants and in granting the defendants' cross motion pursuant to CPLR 3012(d) for leave to serve and file a late answer and to compel the plaintiffs to accept a late answer. In order to avoid the entry of a default judgment, a defendant who has failed to appear or answer the complaint must provide a reasonable excuse for the default and demonstrate a potentially meritorious defense to the action (see Brice v. City of New York, 139 A.D.3d 888, 888–889, 33 N.Y.S.3d 316 ; Juseinoski v. Board of Educ. of City of N.Y., 15 A.D.3d 353, 356–357, 790 N.Y.S.2d 162 ; Ennis v. Lema, 305 A.D.2d 632, 633, 760 N.Y.S.2d 197 ). In addition, CPLR 3012(d) provides that a court may extend the time to appear or plead, or compel the...
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