Scott v. Ward

In an action to recover damages for medical malpractice, and wrongful death, the defendant Orin H. Pearce appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Weston, J.), dated June 30, 2014, which denied his motion pursuant to CPLR 5015 (a) to vacate an order of the same court dated March 28, 2014, granting the plaintiff’s unopposed motion for leave to enter a default judgment against him on the issue of liability, upon his failure to appear or answer, and setting the matter down for an inquest on the issue of damages, to stay the inquest, to restore the case to the calendar, and to…