Citibank, N. A. v. Gillaizeau

OPINION OF THE COURT

Edward H. Lehner, J.

The issue presented on the ex parte application for an allowance for attorney’s fees is whether a summons is proper where the law firm of record only specifies a post-office box as its address, without indicating its actual office address.

*929Inquiry of the firm has indicated that it maintains its office at 350 Central Park West, an apartment building. Although the reason for not stating that address on litigation papers has not been specified, the firm has indicated that it maintains "a collection practice”.

CPLR 2101 (d) provides that each paper served…