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Motion for Voluntary Discontinuance Should Not Have Been Granted “With Prejudice”

The Second Department determined a motion for the voluntary discontinuance of an action should not have been granted “with prejudice:”

In general, absent a showing of special circumstances, including prejudice to a substantial right of the defendant or other improper consequences, a motion for a voluntary discontinuance should be granted without prejudice (see CPLR 3217[c]…).  Here, there was no showing of any such special circumstances. Contrary to the respondents’ contention, there is no evidence in the record that the action was settled, discontinued, or dismissed on the merits … . Rather, it is undisputed that the settlement reached by the parties was a forbearance agreement. Accordingly, the action should have been discontinued without prejudice. New York Mtge Trust Inc v Dasdemir, 2014 NY Slip Op, 2nd Dept 4-2-14

 

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