Legal Opinion
John M. Horvath, D.C., P.C. v. Progressive Casualty Insurance
Nassau County District Court
Decided February 17, 2009PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Gary F. Knobel, J.
Motion by defendant for an order discontinuing this action pursuant to CPLR 3217 (b), or in the alternative, for an order dismissing the plaintiffs complaint pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a), is denied in its entirety. However, the plaintiff is directed to immediately purchase a new index number (see CPLR 2001).
The unusual procedural issues raised by this motion involve (1) the application of the recent amendment to CPLR 2001, which not only gives the court discretion to correct or ignore mistakes or omissions occurring at the commencement of an action, it…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Fry v. Village of TarrytownNew York Court of Appeals · 1997
- Gershel v. PorrNew York Court of Appeals · 1996
- Parker v. MackNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- Harris v. Niagara Falls Board of EducationNew York Court of Appeals · 2006
- Newman v. NewmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
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3Cited by3 opinions
- MacLeod v. County of NassauAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
- United Services Automobile Ass'n v. KungelAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
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