Retained Realty, Inc. v. Koenig

Retained Realty, Inc. v Koenig 2024 NY Slip Op 33676(U) October 10, 2024 Supreme Court, Kings County Docket Number: Index No. 6061/2007 Judge: Derefim B. Neckles 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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FILED: KINGS COUNTY CLERK 10/11/2024 INDEX NO. 6061/2007 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 92 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 10/15/2024

At aRIAS· Tenn.,ParrFRP-2 of.the 'suprem'e· Co:urt of·the State of. Ne\v Yot~ }:leld 'in· ap~. for: tjle County-of Kings_~ at:the,-Courlho·use, atJ60 .Ad_rutis :$t,reet, Bwp:kJyn, N~w Y otk, 1l 2ffl on theJ 0th ·d8:Y ; ot:Ociober, 2024. .PRESENT; .• t" • .

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l- t Plaintiff; ~ i - against::-: Ind:ex No. 6061/2007 i HERBERTE.. KOENIG,-SUSAN R. KOENIG COLW¥BP\-UNIVERSp'Y MEDICAL. CEN'fE~_.

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'28-54 I. ) ! Upon the· foregp:iri_g p~pe~ .in_ thi~ proceeding to fotecl_ose on fl. mortgage ~cuitib~ting l the subject ·. properly locat~d. at I'73.3 Em~t 32nd Str.eet; Bro.oklyn~ .

NY i 1234. l defen~atit I Herbert E. Koenig ·moves. (under mot.- ·seq; '13)- for art_, ·◊Met (_l) -- gtahting - - ~arg~ment..ofthe..January 25, ..-2:022.d:ecision· and, orde_r·pursuant to CPLR §2221(d); and I. .. .~ , . ! .. I . . (2) UJ:?On reaJW,IIJJ.l'n.t,. grantin,s· dtf¢hdant' s c,ross~mqtion._ se~kj'ng ,v.1;1;ca:tur .of-the. ~fl~ uary 2:&1 ! . , .... I . . . . . .. . ·.

20t 6. :Order-andJu.dgment of.fo.teclosure ani:l 'Sale, and--.dismissaJ.of.the :action. i . • . .

i l Def~nd.aIJ.tHerbert. E. Ks>enl& r.noves:(µnd¢r 111ot. s.eq. 14) by<otder to.shovv .cause i1· . . ' , fo·i- ~ i'>r.d.iat enjq.ini:ng-plaint-i{f'tfr,o_:m t~ki:n.g .any,-act~on to .s,eill, h'.~l:!':f_.-,. ~r enourn:ber: any i· ' ', ' t ~- ~

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-~ in'terJstirt the 'subject prop·erty:, pending ~-determmatfort of defertd_an.t; s motion for \¢av~ to: I - . .ieatgµi:._ Background . l l This j· actiop arises front defendanrs· -default·m paym~nt -o_f ~ounts: du~ u_ttder .a note ~nd-rQ.ortgag~ -executed by defendant on:Decemher 9, _200:t -"in the original principal amoiJI1.t ( ' .

r' of $2~5 .000;00. Defendant did not' serve· or file an a_nswer to the complaint and did ndt fil!=!. ) a tirn.~ly riot-ic.e bf appearance_. lJpoh -defendant's. default io, ,app~ati_ng,_ by Qrder ·d~ted July t. . .,. . -· . . . . . .

2, 2Q08, f ' plaintiff . was gn;inted .ah order of reference. Thereaft.er plaintiff mov:e_d for ·a I > <

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jµd_gf et1t:offo11:!glosur.e Md sale, but pr'ior to the· return date:nf plaintiff's motion~,pla'intiff; rec·e1te.d cqrre:spondence thatdefendapt's_ ctJuhsel ha~'been sµs~n4ed from the practice of ~~ -~ i iaw a's of Januacy-8:, 2015, and, defendant requests an adjournment to retain .new coiJiiS~t l . . + .

Plai_ntif:f ~ons_entei:l, fo-an adjOurnment to the fji;st week ofSeptember. however the-1notiori - i- was-~djourned to J~ly 9, 2q15,.{il)d pfaintiffd~d not:appear,.·and.the n,.ption ~sm;lrk.ed off i the c4Iendar. i ! !'-PlaJntiffthen_ made its sixth application for ajud1?;01ent of foreclo'sute· -and sale on i . ·SeptefObC?.r 29, 2015, and it was .. gt-anted without,oppusition by the 'coil.ti:-_ "i;,y ·on;ler .di'j.ted 1 .

Janu~ty- 2·8: '2.016f Th~ f,oreclosµre- sale wa-S". previously set;ilite.e, times~ and e4ch time ' ·cancd)le.d <lite to:-defendartt :filing: at1 order·to show cause to-stay __the- ~ale._Theri:after; on I - Sept$1ber '~- 20,. ;2019;. pJainiiffmoyed . . . for the,courf's . .permission . to set the forectosure-sale, . .. i !. • .

artd d~fendant ·:cross-:nu:>"v~d on March 3; 2020 t.~ vacafe tjl¢j~dgern,_¢nt pf" fore¢l9sw:e and· l .

$~l~ -~n. the groµnds that. .this, action should hav~ been sta.yeg pursuail~ to ci>LR .§32l(c),, f . i 2.. ! i:.

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··be-caJse his ptior.;attomey· was .suspended, By order dated January ~5, 2022, the. court i . . grant~d-. plaintiff's motion Jmd .denied. defertdant"s cross-motion on· the grounds that i ) i . . .· ,defeq,~tfi~iled to·;raise tbisfasllein.his-prJor motions-to-~acate ~he.judgment. i J Defendarttnow.mo:ves.t9 tear_gue·thit.January 25, 2022 decision,·fUid stay the· sale". ~ • • 1.

l pendipgthe outcorne,ofhis motion. ' ~ Discussion i . . . j .Pursµatit tp CPLR :§2221(d)(2)~- a tpo,tion 'forJeave tq:reargue, srodl Qe based .on mane;rs of fa.ct.of law a:I legedly overlookeci.-or misapprehended by the Court.in· determining I t . . . .- .- th'e ppior motion. He.re, defendant contends, that ·th.e court errone.ously :concluded ·that i defenkfant ". " from. rajsing r . wa.s ·pteGluded " additional ,. , .. gc;ounds. ~ • for -vac.atur (under CPLR ~ I• • '. • ' • ' •

_§~2l~cJ) 'in..its sul!c·essive.motion.for vacatur of the judgment of foreblosur~:and saie, i i .. .. . .

I A party ls· pre.clµded from.moving to vacate its: default _on grounds· asserted in a prior Jt .

motiqn :,to va~ate the de_fautrthat.hacl·been previously denied in ~ri. order-ftom. whiµh ilto.ok :1 . i . ' - im.appeal as well as··ori. grounds that were :apparent at the time that the·party inade: the'pri'ot ) ~ .

ino.tio~--hut:w~re npt ass.erted therein. A:.G. Parker, Inc, v. 246Rochester.Pariners; UC, 85 I I . .

N.Y./$:.Jd:5"32, 5·34 (2018).

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.t . . first m.otio1rto vacate the judgment .·· offor~cJ.osure . and sale op.ApdlJ i ,2016-, only. arguing ' •. that plairttifffailed to. comply' wlth·N:.Y. I<irtgs c:o~nty i Suprdpw Co1,1rt Uniform; Civi.tR.1,ll~s~ Pt. F> Rule 8. The suspension of··defendant? s prtor ~ atto~ey wa~ appar·ept ·anhe tjr.ne.' the first: motipn wa:s _'SUbmjtted. l t; ' !1 ,. i· i. i \· ':f ! .. ......... •............. _ l .,....,..,---,-----,-...,.......~--'----'-------------------·.........-.•······ ................. . ____,...____

WaoJside Assoc., 125 A..D:3d S.93~ 595 . ...A.mot_ion_for ]_eave_ to renew is not a.,s.econd .\ ' 'chantje.Jreely given to pa'rties who-have not exerci'sed dµe dilig¢nc·e•--in makirtgtheit first ·( . . . ~ i Jacttr!t ' pres'entat.ii:m.~' Id. ' i ·:)

{ Thus, the coµrt i,roperly 'lJ.e:14 .in ~he Jru:maey· 25, 2022. deci$ion: that <Jefenc4mt fails ! . . - .. . . .. . ...

' ' i Jo . pr~sent 1 ' exc:use for his atJ.Y ', failµretoraise ., . the CPLR.32-l(c) . issu:emhi's,prfo:r motion .. } ! Additionally,_ when.rev.iewingdefendant1.s:appeal:ofthe decision to.'hls firstmotion ~ - . . .

.to va9ate the judgm~11t offor~closure and sale,. the Appellate D:iv:i~ion ,eiiedtQ NAB AS$?( ·i'• \ iren,re JV, LLP v: Orangeburg Equities, ".holding that·''(ai jt1;qgment offote.closure a,nd sale ep.tei;ed·against·a defendant is final as:'to all questions at issuebetw,een the-parties, and i . . .all m~tters ' ofdefense wh,ich were or mi'gft~ hav.e been Jiµg~teoq fo the foreclos1;1J:e 1,1ctio11 are r ' ' concIµded,\ l~ A,D-Jd·$65 (2Q0~). D~fendant.-should'hEt.\'etLJised ..his defenses before·the { r .entry jofa Judgmentofforecfosure;_ .but .did.not; a:nd··shouid not be entertained by the.court 'l after(l1e ,. fact. Id. A,cco~ingly~ it i$ .j ' .i ORDEJlED that Defendant Herbert E. Koenig's moti9n for leave to reargue is .! ' •. I denie~ in ·(ts·entfrety; and itis. ·, ·i j,.. O~Ellltll'.tb.at. defenpant Hetberl E..Koenig'.s o.tder "to s.h0w- c~u·se ·to stay the· :i .actio~ pertdin;g the decision..of.his'motion to. reargue is denied as moot. ! ! 4 l 'i., t ' 1· \

This ~01'i'~fitutesJhe decision-and or9et of the Court, l

~ ~KLES A. J, S. C..

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