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DEFENDANT DEMONSTRATED HE WAS NOT REPRESENTED BY THE ATTORNEY WHO PURPORTED TO WAIVE SERVICE OF PROCEES AND PERSONAL JURISDICTION DEFENSES ON BEHALF OF ALL DEFENDANTS; TWO-JUSTICE DISSENT (FIRST DEPT). ​

The First Department, reversing (modifying) Supreme Court, over a two-justice dissent, determined that one foreign defendant (Koukis) demonstrated he was not represented by an attorney (Santamarina) who purported to waive all defenses based on service of process or lack of personal jurisdiction on behalf of all defendants. Supreme Court agreed Koukis demonstrated Santamarina did not represent him, but found personal jurisdiction over Koukis pursuant to CPLR 302(a)2). The First Department held the court did not have personal jurisdiction over Koukis:

The motion court correctly found that there was no basis to conclude that Koukis authorized Santamarina to appear and waive all jurisdictional defenses on his behalf … . … Koukis emailed Santamarina, with a copy to his attorney, specifically stating that “I have not authorized you to represent me in any legal or other matters.” Koukis also averred that he never communicated with Santamarina and that he never represented him, and there is no indication in the record that Koukis was even aware of Santamarina for any significant time prior to his … email. The two … emails referenced by the dissent were not from or to Santamarina and made no mention of any representation by Santamarina. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP v Koukis, 2023 NY Slip Op 01863, First Dept 4-11-23

​Practice Point: Here defendant demonstrated he was not represented by an attorney who purported to waive service of process and personal jurisdiction defenses on behalf of all defendants.

 

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