Burnett v. Renne

*450In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the defendant Oswald Jeffers appeals, as limited by his brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Belen, J.), dated March 18, 2005, as, in effect, confirmed a Judicial Hearing Officer’s report (Marano, J.H.O.) dated December 17, 2004, and denied that branch of his motion which was to vacate a judgment entered upon his default in appearing.

Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.

The appellant, inter alia, moved to vacate the default judgment, asserting that he was not properly…