Padin v. City of New York

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals, as limited by his brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Sherman, J.), dated May 13, 2011, as denied his unopposed cross motion for leave to serve an amended complaint to add a cause of action pursuant to General Municipal Law § 205-e against the defendants City of New York and Antonio J. Martinez.

Ordered that the order is reversed insofar as appealed from, on the law and in the exercise of discretion, with costs payable by the defendant City of New York, the plaintiffs cross motion for…