Legal Opinion
Goldstein v. Perez
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided October 1, 1986PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Theodore Diamond, J.
See "order on application for default judgment” of September 26, 1986.
*304A Civil Court Judge assigned to Part 18 is required, inter alia, to initial a judgment in a nonpayment summary proceeding after respondent has failed to answer (for whatever reason), and a marshal applies for a warrant of eviction (at petitioner’s request). This is commonly referred to as "signing warrants”. What is our obligation?
1. Directive 509 (May 1979) says we should sign the judgment "unless such petition or its service is defective.”
2. Central Park v Ramos (NYLJ, Apr. 9, 1984,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Frisch v. LiebowitzCivil Court of the City of New York · 1976
- Amsterdam v. GoldstickCivil Court of the City of New York · 1985
- Department of Housing Preservation & Development v. ArickCivil Court of the City of New York · 1986
- Normal Realty Co. v. RiosCivil Court of the City of New York · 1981
- People v. ChodorovNew York Court of Appeals · 1962
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3Cited by3 opinions
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- Karlsson & Ng v. CirincioneCivil Court of the City of New York · 2000
- Fibernet Telecom Group, Inc. v. East Coast Optical ServicesNew York Supreme Court · 2002