Dobbins v. Vartabedian

In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for malicious prosecution and abuse of process, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Cohalan, J.), dated November 9, 2004, which granted the defendant’s motion to vacate a judgment of the same court dated December 19, 2002, entered upon her default in appearing at a pretrial conference, which was in his favor and against the defendant in the principal sum of $62,227.

Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law and as a matter of discretion, the motion is denied, and the judgment dated December 19, 2002, is…