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A SUMMARY JUDGMENT MOTION BROUGHT BEFORE ISSUE IS JOINED IS PREMATURE AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED (THIRD DEPT). ​

The Third Department, reversing Supreme Court, noted that a summary judgment motion brought before issue is joined should not be considered:

Initially, we discern no error with Supreme Court treating plaintiff’s order to show cause, filed two days after commencement of the action, essentially as a motion for summary judgment seeking ultimate relief … . However, “[a] motion for summary judgment may not be made before issue is joined and the requirement is strictly adhered to” … . “Particularly in an action for declaratory judgment, all of the material facts and circumstances should be fully developed before the respective rights of the parties may be adjudicated” … . Accordingly, rather than reaching the merits, Supreme Court should have determined that plaintiff was barred from seeking summary judgment at the time and denied the motion as premature … . That defendant answered and issue was joined prior to the return date of the order to show cause does not change this determination … . Sackett v State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 2023 NY Slip Op 03274, Third Dept 6-15-23

Practice Point: A summary judgment motion is premature if brought before issue is joined and should not be considered by the court.

 

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