Legal Opinion

Herrera v. St. Luke's/Roosevelt Hospital Center

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided February 22, 1996PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Alan Saks, J.), entered on or about May 1, 1995, which denied defendants’ motion for a change of venue from Bronx County to Rockland County as a matter of right, or in the alternative, to New York County in the court’s discretion, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

As defendants had indication as early as the very inception of the action that plaintiff guardian ad litem may have improperly placed venue in Bronx County, their nearly two-year delay in seeking a change of venue on that ground was not sufficiently diligent to justify departure from the time…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Roman v. BreretonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  2. Brunner v. JoubertAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Joseph v. AgnantAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
  2. Romero v. St. Anthony Community HospitalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  3. Romero v. St. Anthony Community HospitalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012

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