Lauria v. Kriss

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Geoffrey D. Wright, J.), entered February 25, 2016, which denied plaintiff’s motion for a stay of the proceedings pending resolution of related federal actions, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

In considering whether to stay an action pursuant to CPLR 2201 in favor of parallel federal proceedings, comity and judicial efficiency may warrant a stay where there is substantial overlap of claims and parties (see Asher v Abbott Labs., 307 AD2d 211 [1st Dept 2003]). Here, however, plaintiff’s description of the federal action in which he is involved with…