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Okeke v. Ewool

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Oct 27, 2009
66 A.D.3d 978 (N.Y. App. Div. 2009)

Opinion

No. 2008-09884.

October 27, 2009.

In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for unlawful eviction, conversion, and intentional infliction of emotional distress, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Richmond County (McMahon, J.), dated September 23, 2008, which denied his unopposed motion pursuant to CPLR 3215 for leave to enter judgment against the defendants on the issue of liability upon their defaults in appearing or answering the complaint and to set the matter down for an inquest on the issue of damages.

Before: Rivera, J.P., Miller, Balkin, Leventhal and Hall, JJ., concur.


Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs payable by the defendants, and the plaintiffs motion for leave to enter judgment against the defendants on the issue of liability upon their defaults in appearing or answering the complaint and to set the matter down for an inquest on the issue of damages is granted.

In support of his unopposed motion pursuant to CPLR 3215, the plaintiff submitted proof of service of copies of the summons and the complaint upon the defendants, of the facts constituting the claim, and of the defendants' defaults in appearing or answering the complaint ( see CPLR 3215 [f]; Levine v Forgotson's Cent. Auto Elec., Inc., 41 AD3d 552, 553; 599 Ralph Ave. Dev., LLC v 799 Sterling Inc., 34 AD3d 726; Lipp v Port Auth. of N.Y. N.J., 34 AD3d 649). There is no evidence in the record that the defendants made timely appearances or answered the complaint. Accordingly, the plaintiffs unopposed motion for leave to enter judgment against the defendants on the issue of liability upon their defaults in appearing or answering the complaint and to set the matter down for an inquest on the issue of damages should have been granted.


Summaries of

Okeke v. Ewool

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Oct 27, 2009
66 A.D.3d 978 (N.Y. App. Div. 2009)
Case details for

Okeke v. Ewool

Case Details

Full title:EMMANUEL OKEKE, Appellant, v. WALDRINE EWOOL et al., Defendants

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

Date published: Oct 27, 2009

Citations

66 A.D.3d 978 (N.Y. App. Div. 2009)
2009 N.Y. Slip Op. 7810
886 N.Y.S.2d 817

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