Watler v. Riccuiti

—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiffs appeal from (1) an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Pitts, J.), dated May 8, 2000, which granted the defendant’s motion pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (8) to dismiss the complaint, and denied their cross motion pursuant to CPLR 306-b to extend their time to serve the summons and complaint, and (2) an order of the same court, dated May 22, 2000, which denied as academic their motion for leave to enter a judgment against the defendant upon his default in answering the complaint.

Ordered that the order dated May 8, 2000,…