Da Silva v. Gold

OPINION OF THE COURT

Carol R. Edmead, J.

In this CPLR article 78 proceeding1 in the nature of a writ of prohibition, petitioner Annette Da Silva, a defendant in an underlying counsel fees action in Civil Court, New York County (Gold v Da Silva, Civ Ct, NY County, index No. 35449/2009 [the Civil Court action]), seeks an order declaring the decision of the Civil Court (Peter Moulton, J.) which granted summary judgment in favor of respondent David J. Gold, a plaintiff in the Civil Court action, void ab initio, and vacating the judgment entered against Da Silva, on the ground that the Civil Court…