Order unanimously affirmed without costs.
Memorandum:
Plaintiff failed to obtain leave pursuant to CPLR 3025 (b) and 1003 to serve an "amended summons and complaint" purporting to join New York Sportservice, Inc. (Sportservice) as a party defendant. The failure to obtain leave of court constitutes a jurisdictional defect requiring dismissal of the action against Sportservice (see, Crook v du Pont de Nemours Co. [appeal No. 2],
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