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CIVIL PROCEDURE A Stay Which Was to Last “45 Days from the Service” of an Order Never Expired Because the Order Was Never Served/Argument that the Stay Never Started Because the Order Was Not Served Rejected

While defendant’s motion for summary judgment was pending, plaintiff’s counsel moved to withdraw. The motion was granted and the court ordered the case stayed “for 45 days from the service…” of the order dismissing plaintiff’s attorney.  Plaintiff was not served with the order and defendant’s summary judgment motion was subsequently granted in plaintiff’s absence.  The First Department determined that the orders issued pursuant to the summary judgment motion were a nullity.  The 45 day stay never expired because the order granting the stay was never served on the plaintiff.  The defendant’s argument that the stay never started because the order was not served was rejected:

After his former counsel was granted leave to withdraw, the action was stayed by court order and operation of CPLR 321(c). Because Plaintiff was never served with the order dismissing his attorney, the 45 day stay never expired. Defendant cannot avoid the stay by arguing that it did not go into effect until served on plaintiff, since the failure to serve the order cannot accrue to defendant’s benefit.  Matos v City of New York, 2015 NY Slip Op 03074, 1st Dept 4-14-15

 

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