Legal Opinion

Acevedo v. DePena

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided April 26, 2004PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiffs appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Taylor, J.), dated May 28, 2003, which denied their motion to extend the time to file a note of issue.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.

The Supreme Court providently exercised its discretion in denying the plaintiffs’ second motion to extend the time to file a note of issue, given the delay of more than 2k years in conducting any further discovery and in properly filing a note of issue, an inadequate excuse for the delay, and…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Dhaliwal v. Long Boat Taxi, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
  2. Carota v. Massapequa Union Free School DistrictAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Sanchez v. SerjeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  2. Florestal v. Little Flower Children's ServicesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  3. Harrington v. TobackAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  4. Hermida v. HarrisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011

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