Turk Eximbank-Export Credit Bank of Turkey v. Bicakcioglu

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Ira Gammerman, J.H.O.), entered March 16, 2010, awarding plaintiff the total sum of $76,951.92 as against defendants-appellants, and bringing up for review an order, same court and Judicial Hearing Officer, entered January 14, 2010, which, inter alia, granted plaintiff’s motion to strike appellants’ answer for failure to comply with discovery, unanimously affirmed, with costs.

Supreme Court providently exercised its discretion in striking appellants’ answer and entering judgment in plaintiffs favor. Appellants’ repeated failure to offer a reasonable…