Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
The Supreme Court erred in holding that the defendant First Fidelity Leasing Group, Inc., also known as First Union Auto Finance (hereinafter Fidelity), was precluded from raising the statute of limitations as a defense to the action because it failed to appear in opposition to the plaintiff's motion for leave to amend the complaint to add Fidelity as a party (see People v Evans,
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