Plitnick v. Fernandez

OPINION OF THE COURT

Dan Lamont, J.

Attorney for the plaintiffs in this mortgage foreclosure action presents an affidavit of regularity and a proposed order of reference.

An order made by this court on February 25, 1985 permit*184ted service by publication in two newspapers, to wit: The Times Journal, published at Cobleskill, New York; and The News, published in the City of New York, once a week for four consecutive weeks.

CPLR 316 (c) provides that the first publication of the summons must be made within 30 days after the order for service by publication was granted. This is a strict jurisdictional…