Casanas v. Carlei Group, LLC

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (David B. Cohen, J.), entered March 15, 2016, which, to the extent appealed from as limited by the briefs, denied defendants’ motion to strike the complaint pursuant to CPLR 3126 and to declare that plaintiffs do not have a valid lease for the subject premises, unanimously affirmed, with costs.

The motion court providently exercised its discretion in denying defendants’ motion for an order striking the complaint, since such a drastic sanction is generally warranted “only upon a clear showing that the party’s conduct was willful and contumacious” (CEMD El.…