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DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO VACATE THE DEFAULT JUDGMENT IN THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION GRANTED IN THE INTERESTS OF SUBSTANTIAL JUSTICE; THE EVIDENCE SUGGESTED DEFENDANT WAS THE VICTIM OF A SCHEME TO DEFRAUD; SUPREME COURT, HOWEVER, SHOULD NOT HAVE, SUA SPONTE, DISMISSED THE COMPLAINT (SECOND DEPT).

The Second Department determined defendant’s decedent’s (Renda’s) motion to vacate a default judgment in this foreclosure action should have been granted in the interests of substantial justice. There was evidence Renda was the victim of a scheme to defraud and foreclosure triggers the equitable powers of the court. Supreme Court should not have, sua sponte, dismissed the complaint, however:

… [W]e find that the defendant is entitled to vacatur of her default in the interests of substantial justice. “In addition to the grounds set forth in section 5015(a), a court may vacate its own judgment for sufficient reason and in the interests of substantial justice” … . “A foreclosure action is equitable in nature and triggers the equitable powers of the court” … . “Once equity is invoked, the court’s power is as broad as equity and justice require” … .

Here, the evidence submitted strongly suggests that Renda was the victim of a scheme to defraud … .

… [T]he Supreme Court erred in, sua sponte, directing dismissal of the complaint. Here, there were no extraordinary circumstances warranting the sua sponte dismissal, and there is no indication that the court gave the parties an opportunity to be heard regarding the dismissal of the complaint … . Caridi v Tanico, 2020 NY Slip Op 06236, Second Dept 11-4-20

 

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