Palisades Collection, LLC v. Sadowski

OPINION OF THE COURT

Gary F. Knobel, J.

Defendant pro se seeks to recover, pursuant to his counterclaim, monetary damages and attorney fees in the amount of $15,000, as a result of plaintiff Palisades Collection, LLC’s purported abuse of process and malicious prosecution against him, together with the imposition of sanctions against Palisades (and its attorneys) pursuant to 22 NYCRR 130.1-1 based upon their conduct in this action and a prior action against the defendant.

The issue as to whether sanctions should be imposed — when an action has been discontinued and an identical action is then…