Legal Opinion

Fuentes v. Lerman

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

Decided June 24, 1996Published

1Opinion of the Court

*644It is well settled that no appeal lies from an order entered upon the default of the appealing party (see, CPLR 5511; Matter of Paulucci v Baer, 215 AD2d 662; Murphy v Murphy, 212 AD2d 583; Kelly v Long Is. Coll. Hosp., 199 AD2d 244). The plaintiffs’ failure to appear at the certification conference constituted a default, and the proper procedure to challenge the dismissal is a motion to vacate the default (see, Kelly v Long Is. Coll. Hosp., supra). O’Brien, J. P., Ritter, Pizzuto and Altman, JJ., concur.

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Murphy v. MurphyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  2. Kelly v. Long Island College HospitalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  3. Paulucci v. BaerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995