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PURSUANT TO CPLR 3408 (B), WHEN DEFENDANTS IN THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION APPEARED WITHOUT COUNSEL AT THE SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE, SUPREME COURT SHOULD HAVE DETERMINED WHETHER THEY WERE ENTITLED TO ASSIGNED COUNSEL, MATTER REMITTED (THIRD DEPT).

The Third Department, remitting the matter for a finding whether defendants in this foreclosure action are eligible for assigned counsel, determined the judge did not comply with CPLR 3408 (b) at the settlement conference:

[CPLR 3408 (b)] provides that, at the initial foreclosure settlement conference, “any defendant currently appearing pro se[] shall be deemed to have made a motion to proceed as a poor person under [CPLR 1101]. The court shall determine whether such permission shall be granted pursuant to standards set forth in [CPLR 1101]” (CPLR 3408 [b]). Because defendants appeared at the June 2016 settlement conference without representation, each was “deemed to have made a motion to proceed as a poor person” and Supreme Court was required to determine such motion (CPLR 3408 [b]). Although Supreme Court erred in failing to adhere to its obligations under CPLR 3408 (b), the question remains whether defendants would have been eligible for the assignment of counsel based upon their financial circumstances. The record does not contain adequate information to render such a determination (see CPLR 1101 [a]). The eligibility for assigned counsel is a threshold issue that must be resolved before we can determine the merits of this appeal. As such, we withhold decision and remit the matter to Supreme Court to render a determination as to defendants’ eligibility for assigned counsel as of the June 2016 settlement conference … . Carrington Mtge. Servs., LLC v Fiore, 2021 NY Slip Op 05743, Third Dept 10-21-21

 

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