Legal Opinion

Estey-Dorsa v. Chavez

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

Decided March 14, 2006PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Stanley Green, J.), entered February 23, 2005, which denied defendant Chavez’s *278motion to dismiss the complaint and deemed the complaint served in January 2005 as timely, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The court providently exercised its discretion, in the interest of justice, in granting plaintiff a second extension of time to serve the summons and complaint (see CPLR 306-b). Relevant factors properly considered by the court were, inter alia, the expiration of the statute of limitations, defendant’s failure to report his correct address at the time of…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Leader v. Maroney, Ponzini & SpencerNew York Court of Appeals · 2001

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  4. Mobilevision Medical Imaging Services, LLC v. Sinai Diagnostic & Interventional RadiologyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
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