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EVEN THOUGH PLAINTIFF DID NOT TIMELY FILE A NOTE OF ISSUE AND DID NOT COMPLY WITH A PRIOR DISCOVERY ORDER, THE JUDGE WAS WITHOUT AUTHORITY TO, SUA SPONTE, DISMISS THE COMPLAINT BECAUSE PLAINTIFF HAD NOT BEEN SERVED WITH A VAILD 90-DAY DEMAND TO FILE A NOTE OF ISSUE (SECOND DEPT).

The Second Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined the judge should not have, sua sponte, dismissed the complaint on the ground plaintiff failed to timely file a note of issue and failed to comply with a prior discovery order because plaintiff had not been served with a valid 90-day notice:

The Supreme Court improperly, sua sponte, directed dismissal of the complaint on the ground that the plaintiff failed to timely file a note of issue and failed to comply with a prior discovery order of the court. Because the plaintiff was not served with a valid 90-day demand to file a note of issue pursuant to CPLR 3216(b)(3), the court had no authority to dismiss the complaint based on the failure to timely file a note of issue … . Further, the plaintiff’s alleged failure to comply with the discovery order did not constitute extraordinary circumstances warranting the sua sponte dismissal of the complaint … .Moreau v Cayton,, 2022 NY Slip Op 01450, Second Dept 3-9-22

Practice Point: The judge did not have the authority to, sua sponte, dismiss the complaint, even though plaintiff had not timely filed a note of issue and had not complied with a prior discovery order, because the plaintiff had not been served with a valid 90-day demand to file a note of issue.

 

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