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A COURT HAS THE DISCRETION TO GRANT A MOTION TO RENEW THAT IS NOT BASED ON NEWLY DISCOVERED EVIDENCE (FIRST DEPT).

The First Department noted that, although a motion to renew should be based upon newly discovered evidence, a court has the discretion to grant a motion to renew based on evidence which was available:

Although it is true that a motion to renew should generally be based upon newly-discovered facts, this rule is not inflexible, and the court has discretion to grant renewal in the interest of justice even upon facts that were known to the movant at the time the original motion was made … . Here, we decline to interfere with the court’s discretionary decision to grant renewal. Further, in view of the strong policy in favor of resolving disputes on the merits, and in the absence of prejudice to defendants, we conclude that the motion court, upon renewal, providently exercised its discretion in vacating the judgment. Kaszar v Cho, 2018 NY Slip Op 02555, First Dept 4-12-18

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