Basile v. Chhabra

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Sheila AbdusSalaam, J.), entered August 23, 2004, which denied plaintiffs motion to vacate dismissal of the action for failure to file a note of issue, unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs, the motion granted and the complaint reinstated.

Plaintiff filed a complaint in this action claiming dental malpractice in December 2000. In March and May 2001 defendants answered, denying plaintiffs allegations and asserting affirmative defenses. The court conducted a preliminary conference and at least four subsequent compliance conferences between June…