Connery v. Sultan

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Marcy S. Friedman, J.), entered April 26, 2016, which, inter alia, granted plaintiffs’ motion to direct the Department of Finance to turn over to plaintiffs funds that defendant had deposited to stay the enforcement of a judgment, and denied defendant’s motion pursuant to CPLR 5015 to vacate the judgment, unanimously affirmed, with costs.

Defendant’s argument that the motion court lacked jurisdiction to enforce the stipulation of settlement is barred by the doctrine of law of the case (see Jacoby & Meyers, LLP v Flomenhaft, 137 AD3d 547 [1st Dept 2016]).…