Legal Opinion

Bik Ying Lau v. Yat Tang Ng

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided March 20, 2003Published

1Opinion of the Court

—Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Judith Gische, J.), entered September 27, 2001, which, in an action for divorce, denied defendant’s motion to vacate a default judgment, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The order to show cause that initiated the motion, which was mailed by defendant to Supreme Court from prison, directed “Personal Service” on plaintiffs attorney and, since defendant was seeking poor person relief, the Corporation Counsel. Defendant served the order to show cause on plaintiffs attorney by certified mail, but provides no proof of service of any kind on the Corporation…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Goldmark v. Keystone & Grading Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
  3. Sackinger v. NevinsNew York Supreme Court · 1982

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