Sanchez v. Walden Terrace, Inc.

Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Lucindo Suarez, J.), entered on or about February 5, 2015, which, to the extent appealed from as limited by the briefs, denied plaintiff’s motion to remove his action pending in Civil Court, Bronx County, to Supreme Court, Bronx County, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Plaintiff commenced this action in 2008 seeking $5,000 in termination pay from defendant, his former employer. Plaintiff filed a notice of trial in 2013 stating that he was seeking about $17,000 in damages, and, after a jury was picked, moved in Civil Court for leave to amend the complaint…