Legal Opinion
Smolinski v. Smolinski
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 30, 2004PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Erie County *1189(Joseph R. Glownia, J.), entered April 1, 2003. The order granted plaintiffs motion for a default judgment against defendant Matthew A. Smolinski.
It is hereby ordered that the order so appealed from be and the same hereby is unanimously affirmed with costs.
Memorandum:
Supreme Court properly exercised its discretion in granting plaintiffs motion for a default judgment pursuant to CPLR 3215 (a) with respect to Matthew A. Smolinski (defendant). “A defendant who has failed to appear or answer the complaint must provide a reasonable excuse for…
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