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“Sua Sponte” Dismissal of Complaint Based on Lack of Standing Reversed

The Second Department, in a foreclosure action, determined Supreme Court abused its discretion in dismissing, sua sponte, the complaint on the ground the plaintiff lacked standing.  The court explained that sua sponte dismissal is warranted only in extraordinary circumstances, the defendants had not raised the “lack of standing” defense, and lack of standing is not a jurisdictional defect:

A court’s power to dismiss a complaint, sua sponte, is to be used sparingly and only when extraordinary circumstances exist to warrant dismissal … . Here, the Supreme Court was not presented with extraordinary circumstances warranting sua sponte dismissal of the complaint and cancellation of the notice of pendency. Since the defendants did not answer the complaint and did not make pre-answer motions to dismiss the complaint, they waived the defense of lack of standing … . Furthermore, a party’s lack of standing does not constitute a jurisdictional defect and does not warrant a sua sponte dismissal of the complaint by the court … . Bank of NY v Cepeda, 2014 NY Slip Op 05614, 2nd Dept 8-6-14

 

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