Hertz Vehs., LLC v. A & R Med. Supply Corp.

Hertz Vehs., LLC v A & R Med. Supply Corp. 2026 NY Slip Op 30992(U) March 16, 2026 Supreme Court, New York County Docket Number: Index No. 160066/2024 Judge: Emily Morales-Minerva Cases posted with a "30000" identifier, i.e., 2013 NY Slip Op 30001(U), are republished from various New York State and local government sources, including the New York State Unified Court System's eCourts Service.

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file:///LRB-ALB-FS1/Vol1/ecourts/Process/covers/NYSUP.1600662024.NEW_YORK.001.LBLX000_TO.html[03/24/2026 3:45:45 PM] FILED: NEW YORK COUNTY CLERK 03/17/2026 11:59 AM INDEX NO. 160066/2024 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 62 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 03/16/2026

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK NEW YORK COUNTY PRESENT: HON. EMILY MORALES-MINERVA PART 42M Justice --------------------------------------------------------X INDEX NO. 160066/2024 HERTZ VEHICLES, LLC, MOTION DATE 07/17/2025 Plaintiff, MOTION SEQ. NO. _ _ _0:....c0_1_ _ -V- A AND R MEDICAL SUPPLY CORP., ABOHUSSEIN PT, P.C.,ACE MED SUPPLIES INC.,ARTE MEDICAL PRIMARY CARE, P.C.,ATLANTIC MEDICAL & DIAGNOSTIC, P.C.,BALANCED CHANNELS ACUPUNCTURE, P.C.,BL PAIN MANAGEMENT, PLLC,BORISCO, INC.,FLEXMED SUPPLY, INC.,FRESH POND PHARMACY, INC.,GOOD HANDS CHIROPRACTIC, P.C.,H B D RX, INC.,NEWYORK SURGERY CENTER QUEENS, LLC,NORTH STREET MEDICAL, P.C.,NY BALANCE ACUPUNCTURE, DECISION + ORDER ON P.C.,ORTHO CHOICE, INC.,PULSE MEDICAL CARE, MOTION P.C.,QUANTUM DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES, INC.,QUEENS RADIOLOGY IMAGING, P.C.,STAND-UP MRI OF THE BRONX, P.C.,TARGET MEDICAL SUPPLY, INC.,TITAN DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING SERVICES, INC.,VIOTEK MED SUPPLIES, INC.,W JOSEPH GORUM MD P.C.,WALMED EQUIPMENT, LLC,ANA TORRES, ELIEZER DIAZ, JORGE DIAZ Defendants. --------------------------·----·--------------·--- -X The following e-filed documents, listed by NYSCEF document number (Motion 001) 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44,45,46,47,48,49,50, 51,52,53, 54,55,56, 57 were read on this motion to/for JUDGMENT - DEFAULT APPEARANCES: Gallo Vitucci Klar LLP, New York, NY (Michael Edward Tomsky, Esq., of counsel), for plaintiff.

EMILY MORALES-MINERVA, J.S.C. In this action seeking a declaratory judgment, plaintiff HERTZ VEHICLES, LLC moves, by notice of motion (sequence number 001), pursuant to CPLR § 3215, for an order granting it a default judgment against defendants ABOHUSSEIN PT, P.C., 160066/2024 HERTZ VEHICLES, LLC vs. A AND R MEDICAL SUPPLY CORP. ET AL Page 1 of6 Motion No. 001

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ATLANTIC MEDICAL & DIAGNOSTIC, P.C., BALANCED CHANNELS ACUPUNCTURE, P.C., BL PAIN MANAGEMENT, PLLC, BORISCO, INC., FRESH POND PHARMACY, INC., GOOD HAND CHIROPRACTIC, P.C., H B D RX INC., NEW YORK SURGERY CENTER QUEENS, LLC, NORTH STREET MEDICAL, P.C., NY BALANCE ACUPUNCTURE, P.C., ORTHO CHOICE, INC., PULSE MEDICAL CARE, P.C., QUANTUM DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES, INC., QUEENS RADIOLOGY IMAGING, P.C., STAND-UP MRI OF THE BRONX, P.C., TARGET MEDICAL SUPPLY, INC., TITAN DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING SERVICES, INC., W JOSEPH GORUM MD P.C., WALMED EQUIPMENT, LLC, ANA TORRES and JORGE DIAZ.

When a defendant fails "to appear, plead or proceed to trial of an action reached and called for trial, or when the court orders a dismissal for any other neglect to proceed, the plaintiff may seek a default judgment against [the defendant]" (CPLR § 3215 [a]). To establish entitlement to a default judgment, plaintiff must file (1) proof it served defendant with the summons and complaint, and (2) "proof of the facts constituting the claim, the default, and the amount due . by affidavit made by the party" (see CPLR § 3215 [f]; see also Woodson v Mendon Leasing Corp., 100 NY2d 62, 70 [2003] [providing that "an applicant for a default judgment [must] file 'proof by affidavit made by the party of the facts constituting the claim'"]; 231st Riverdale LLC v 7 Star Home Furniture Inc.,

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198 AD3d 524, 525 [1st Dept 2021]; Feffer v Malpeso, 210 AD2d 60 [1st Dept 1994]) .

Here, plaintiff demonstrates its entitlement to entry of a default judgment against defendants ABOHUSSEIN PT, P.C., ATLANTIC MEDICAL & DIAGNOSTIC, P.C., BALANCED CHANNELS ACUPUNCTURE, P.C., BL PAIN MANAGEMENT, PLLC, BORISCO, INC., FRESH POND PHARMACY, INC., GOOD HAND CHIROPRACTIC, P.C., H B D RX INC., NEW YORK SURGERY CENTER QUEENS, LLC, NORTH STREET MEDICAL, P.C., NY BALANCE ACUPUNCTURE, P.C., ORTHO CHOICE, INC., PULSE MEDICAL CARE, P.C., QUANTUM DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES, INC., QUEENS RADIOLOGY IMAGING, P.C., STAND-UP MRI OF THE BRONX, P.C., TARGET MEDICAL SUPPLY, INC., TITAN DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING SERVICES, INC., W JOSEPH GORUM MD P.C., WALMED EQUIPMENT, LLC, ANA TORRES and JORGE DIAZ. Plaintiff submits, among other things, the affirmations of service; the affirmation of additional mailing; the affirmation of Aimee Corum, no-fault claims adjuster; and an attorney affirmation (see CPLR § 3215 [f]; see also Licurgo- Villar v Samouha, 227 AD3d 619, 620 [1st Dept 2024]; Guzetti v City of New York, 32 AD3d 234 [1st Dept 2006]).

Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that plaintiff's motion (seq. no. 001) for a default judgment against defendants ABOHUSSEIN PT, P.C., ATLANTIC MEDICAL & DIAGNOSTIC, P.C., BALANCED CHANNELS ACUPUNCTURE, P.C., BL PAIN MANAGEMENT, PLLC, BORISCO, INC., 160066/2024 HERTZ VEHICLES, LLC vs. A AND R MEDICAL SUPPLY CORP. ET AL Page 3 of6 Motion No. 001

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FRESH POND PHARMACY, INC., GOOD HAND CHIROPRACTIC, P.C., H B D RX INC., NEW YORK SURGERY CENTER QUEENS, LLC, NORTH STREET MEDICAL, P.C., NY BALANCE ACUPUNCTURE, P.C., ORTHO CHOICE, INC., PULSE MEDICAL CARE, P.C., QUANTUM DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES, INC., QUEENS RADIOLOGY IMAGING, P.C., STAND-UP MRI OF THE BRONX, P.C., TARGET MEDICAL SUPPLY, INC., TITAN DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING SERVICES, INC., W JOSEPH GORUM MD P.C., WALMED EQUIPMENT, LLC, ANA TORRES and JORGE DIAZ is granted; it is further ORDERED that the Clerk of Court is directed to enter judgment in favor of plaintiff HERTZ VEHICLES, LLC and against defendants ABOHUSSEIN PT, P.C., ATLANTIC MEDICAL & DIAGNOSTIC, P.C., BALANCED CHANNELS ACUPUNCTURE, P.C., BL PAIN MANAGEMENT, PLLC, BORISCO, INC., FRESH POND PHARMACY, INC., GOOD HAND CHIROPRACTIC, P.C., H B D RX INC., NEW YORK SURGERY CENTER QUEENS, LLC, NORTH STREET MEDICAL, P.C., NY BALANCE ACUPUNCTURE, P.C., ORTHO CHOICE, INC., PULSE MEDICAL CARE, P.C., QUANTUM DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES, INC., QUEENS RADIOLOGY IMAGING, P.C., STAND-UP MRI OF THE BRONX, P.C., TARGET MEDICAL SUPPLY, INC., TITAN DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING SERVICES, INC., W JOSEPH GORUM MD P.C., WALMED EQUIPMENT, LLC, ANA TORRES and JORGE DIAZ; it is further ORDERED and ADJUDGED that plaintiff HERTZ VEHICLES, LLC is not obligated to honor or pay any current or future claims from defendants ABOHUSSEIN PT, P.C., ATLANTIC MEDICAL & DIAGNOSTIC, P.C., BALANCED CHANNELS ACUPUNCTURE, P.C., BL PAIN MANAGEMENT, 160066/2024 HERTZ VEHICLES, LLC vs. A AND R MEDICAL SUPPLY CORP. ET AL Page4of6 Motion No. 001

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PLLC, BORISCO, INC., FRESH POND PHARMACY, INC., GOOD HAND CHIROPRACTIC, P.C., H B D RX INC., NEW YORK SURGERY CENTER QUEENS, LLC, NORTH STREET MEDICAL, P.C., NY BALANCE ACUPUNCTURE, P.C., ORTHO CHOICE, INC., PULSE MEDICAL CARE, P.C., QUANTUM DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES, INC., QUEENS RADIOLOGY IMAGING, P.C., STAND-UP MRI OF THE BRONX, P.C., TARGET MEDICAL SUPPLY, INC., TITAN DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING SERVICES, INC., W JOSEPH GORUM MD P.C., WALMED EQUIPMENT, LLC, ANA TORRES and JORGE DIAZ pursuant to claim number 1M01M013754806; it is further ORDERED that, within twenty days from the date of this decision and order, plaintiff shall serve a copy of this order, with notice of entry, on defendants ABOHUSSEIN PT, P.C., ATLANTIC MEDICAL & DIAGNOSTIC, P.C., BALANCED CHANNELS ACUPUNCTURE, P.C., BL PAIN MANAGEMENT, PLLC, BORISCO, INC., FRESH POND PHARMACY, INC., GOOD HAND CHIROPRACTIC, P.C., H B D RX INC., NEW YORK SURGERY CENTER QUEENS, LLC, NORTH STREET MEDICAL, P.C., NY BALANCE ACUPUNCTURE, P.C., ORTHO CHOICE, INC., PULSE MEDICAL CARE, P.C., QUANTUM DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES, INC., QUEENS RADIOLOGY IMAGING, P.C., STAND-UP MRI OF THE BRONX, P.C., TARGET MEDICAL SUPPLY, INC., TITAN DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING SERVICES, INC., W JOSEPH GORUM MD P.C., WALMED EQUIPMENT, LLC, ANA TORRES and JORGE DIAZ, as well as on the Clerk of the Court, who shall enter judgment accordingly; and it is further

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ORDERED that the Clerk of Court shall mark the file accordingly.

3/16/2026 DATE CHECK ONE: CASE DISPOSED NON-FINAL DISPOSITION GRANTED □ DENIED GRANTED IN PART □ OTHER APPLICATION: SETTLE ORDER SUBMIT ORDER CHECK IF APPROPRIATE: INCLUDES TRANSFER/REASSIGN FIDUCIARY APPOINTMENT □ REFERENCE

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