Connery v. Sultan

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Marcy S. Friedman, J.), entered April 28, 2014, which denied defendant’s motion seeking vacatur of a judgment (same court and Justice), entered December 3, 2012, pursuant to CPLR 5015 (a) (3) and (4); dismissal of the complaint pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (1), (2), (3) and (7); leave to amend the answer pursuant to CPLR 3025 (b) to assert an affirmative defense of lack of standing or capacity to sue; and sanctions pursuant to CPLR 8303-a and 22 NYCRR 130-1.1 (a), unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Contrary to defendant’s argument, a trustee may maintain…