1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. A.D.3d
  4. 188 A.D.3d
  5. 188 A.D.3d 551 (2020)
 

ZAYAS v. MONTEFIORE MED. CTR.

24325/17. Appeal No. 12385. Case No. 2020-02027.

188 A.D.3d 551 (2020)

132 N.Y.S.3d 608

2020 NY Slip Op 06734

Betty Zayas, Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Thomas Zayas, Deceased, Respondent, v. Montefiore Medical Center et al., Defendants, and Elena Vezza, M.D., Appellant.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department.

Decided November 17, 2020.

While the record indicates that defendant Dr. Vezza was served with a copy of the pleadings via an individual at her office, and a subsequent mailing, nearly two years transpired from the doctor's default before plaintiff sought a default judgment. Accordingly, the complaint was deemed abandoned "unless sufficient cause is shown why the complaint should not be dismissed" (CPLR 3215[c]; see Diaz v Perez, 113 A.D.3d 421 [1st Dept 2014...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases