Legal Opinion
Rivera v. Laporte
New York Supreme Court
Decided August 17, 1983PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Martin Evans, J.
This deceptively simple motion for a default judgment, itself submitted on default, requires that the court reassess the notice requirements for entry of a default judgment under CPLR 3215. The motion raises constitutional questions of first impression.
Plaintiff Rivera, a bus dispatcher, sues Laporte, a correction officer, Colon, a former correction officer, and the City of New York for assault and battery, false arrest and imprisonment and malicious prosecution, arising from a traffic dispute. The city is claimed to be liable both as the employer of…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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