Valley National Bank v. Deutsch

*692In July 2009, the plaintiff commenced this action against, among others, the defendants Moses Deutsch, Judith Deutsch, and David Deutsch (hereinafter collectively the defendants) to foreclose a mortgage on property owned by Moses Deutsch and Judith Deutsch. In an order dated February 9, 2010, the Supreme Court granted the plaintiffs motion, inter alia, for summary judgment on the complaint and to appoint a referee to compute the amount due to it. We affirm.

“[I]n moving for summary judgment in an action to foreclose a mortgage, a plaintiff establishes its case as a matter of law through the…