Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Huamani

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v Huamani 2024 NY Slip Op 33677(U) October 9, 2024 Supreme Court, Kings County Docket Number: Index No. 61/2008 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. 61/2008 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 92 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 10/15/2024

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Plaintiff., .

Index:.l~k1, 6tt2008: ·MARiiB.:HUAMANI; LIZ:M. "ISLAS. JORGE ISLAsi MORTGAGE·ELECTR.ONIC" ru;orsrRATION sYSTi3Ms··t INC. •.A&NOMINEE·· •• • • I . . .. ••• , •• • AND:'.N(ORTGAGEOFlIBCORD~.'WMC MOR'IiOA.GE. CORP., JOSE VARGAS~_Ebi.i,;, , r . . . . • . ' . i Defendants, -··-•."' - -.:- - ....... - ~ 1111 -·- -. - - . . . ."" flll, ... - ---: '!!"' .....-·.- -. - .-- •·•.- .....• .. x The'followlng:e:..;filed papers .. . ~ read.herein: .

NYSCEF· Dnc Nos:.- -N.oti(ieJof MbtiQn/Afficiavip;.{~atjo~s) Annexed 84-8i Opposition Affmnation,to··Motio.il . . , 89, 90.

Reply ~hnat(on to Oppc,sit_io~ 9l. ' .' :Upon the foregoing papers: in this_ proceeding . to foreclose a mortgag:e· . .. . encumbering: - the p~p~rty- . i at 3Q9 92rni S.ttee~i:SrQt>ldyn, NY,,. pll;\iritiff .

1'10-Ves (µnd.er.mn,.t. .. s·eq. 9)·for.an ot4er ·pursuant·to 1 . . leave to:reargue the prior·motions . sequenees ·7 CPLR.. 2221 (d). .·granting

Islas, tnd . upon ,i:eargumerit, deciding -the :prio1\mqtioris. on ttie :~gqments wit:1.un:~

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JJackgr.ozmd ;Plaintiffcommencred ffiisa~tionon:J.ao.u.~ 2, 2008,,s.eekingtoforeclose amop:gage· encumb~.ring: the subj~.ct p·roperty,.·-~ecuri~g a note for ·$_500,000J){L P'Iaintiff was zran_ted a.n ord~r o.fte.:ferehce :9n l)ecember'2J, 20ii, and-later ajudgmentQf foreclosure.and sale_ on February 21, 2017,,0n March 23,202-1, ' 4e.fenqanf.1orgeJslas. p~sed'away, .

On October '

6·, 202~. plaintiffmoved to runendthe juqgment and ~ten_J the time to ~ondµct the sale, which] was granted by or.d.ers da,ted Decerrib_er 13, 202_2 -and February '22, 2023 ('·'2022 .otdersr'). There.after~ :d_efendaht moved. (under mot - se9 .. 7} to. vacate the Dece.mbtr:2J ,.1.011- otder ~f reference., and the F e.bruary 21, 2017 judgment of fo:re-cilosure: an51 ~a{e,- and to dismi~s the o1.e;tiQ'µ. Before motion sequeqce '7 w11~ he.ar4. defend11ht ·IfiOVed by order to show cause 1to:vacate the 2022 orders, and fo,temporarily enJoin-th:e. µIalntiffs from faJdng .any -actioni to-sell the subject property. By order duted_F~b:nrnry-' 29, 2024, ·this c.ou:i;t ord~red.

tq;rt d~_fendai1t's--mqtiqns )Ye-:t;tf.dehi~q with ieaveto_renew:a:fter-a_ptoper'repres'entathle ts ·sub~tifttt~d fo:i the dece~sed defendant.and ·staying_ the::fnstant action..

:Plaintiff now moves to reargue, the F·ebruar.y 49~ .2024 decis~on, ~ontending 1his_ court ~isinierpreted caselaw te~at'ding the,d,eath o-t a, party.

I.Plil'i,uanf to CP:LR §Z221(d)(7), :a motion-for leave-to ·re~gue sh~H be based on mattefs: offact or law .allege~y overloq~ed or misapp'reltended, by _t.1.J.e:C~mrt: in d¢tei'.m.inirig._ ,

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The death ~of a party after entry ofjudgment of foreclosure and sale do~s not require .the- stibs,titution: o;f h~irs, •W-ing V, Riohda.,_ 14"5 N.Y..:678 _(N.Y; J 890)., Fuithermo:re, defendants Jorge-Isla ~mdLirlsla., held titfejoiri~y, as tenants by the entirety; where a party!$ demise .does,not affecfthe:merits of a. case,_there ,is no need for-strict adheren.ce to the requirement ·that the .proceeding~ .be._ stayed -11ending ·sb.b$titution. l)L.lMtge: Capit4!,' lnc: -v 44 Brl!slzyNeck, Ltd., 51AD~Hl 857,,.858 (2.nd:.20O8)~ Further; existingjointten_ants with tiglit of:survivqr$h~Jl automatk:illy convey tJie property upon death to th~- survi_vi_ng _.party,IWinter v.Kram,.169NYS2:&4f7 (2d Dept 1957).

: Hexe, plaJnti.ff submits that the_ cqurt: mi~apprehended the case 'law regardi.ng d~c~~€;d parti~ and the, effect on a foreclosure actfort. •Since d~fendallt .Jorge ~sla di~d · post~ji,/ldgm~nt,-.a substitution .ofheirs ·is-·not re.quired. Even if his death was pre'-jµ.dgment,: ~ubsti'11tion would. i1d:fbe .i:~µired .s{nce his irtte~st ii;l. th¢·,property p~sedto his wife Liz. furth~rm9re, plaiil_tiff'is 1fot seekhig a defjciency:juc;i'gtnel).t against_ d·ecedent beca1,1se ·he hi' :; •.· . .

rtofthe,borrowerfo this action. .. ·i . . . . .

Accorµingly, it is \ORDERED thafplai'ntiff"s·motion.to reargue fa ~ant~d-and upon-teatgument,_ the ordet:9ated:Februazy Z9, 2024 .is:y~cat_ed', Def~nclan't'_s priqr-:motiobs (mot.. seq. 7 i&:--8) are denle~ ih its entirety and thereAs· no·.stay imposed on the .instant.action,.

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This cpnstitutes th~ decision and order ofth~•court.

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