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THE JUDGE’S SUA SPONTE DISMISSAL OF THE COMPLAINT FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH A STATUS CONFERENCE ORDER REVERSED; A JUDGE’S POWER TO DISMISS A COMPLAINT, SUA SPONTE, IS LIMITED AND SHOULD BE USED SPARINGLY (SECOND DEPT).

The Second Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined plaintiff’s failure to comply with a status conference order in this foreclosure action was not an adequate ground for the judge’s sua sponte dismissal of the complaint:

“‘[A] court’s power to dismiss a complaint, sua sponte, is to be used sparingly and only when extraordinary circumstances exist to warrant dismissal'” … .

Here, the plaintiff’s failure to comply with the directive of the status conference order that it file an application for an order of reference by April 1, 2015, was not a sufficient ground upon which to dismiss the complaint … .

… [D]ismissal of the action also was not warranted based on the plaintiff’s alleged neglect to prosecute. “A court may not dismiss an action based on neglect to prosecute unless the CPLR 3216 statutory preconditions to dismissal are met” … . HSBC Bank USA, NA v Sung Eun Oh, 2024 NY Slip Op 01700, Second Dept 3-27-24

Practice Point: A judge’s power to dismiss a complaint sua sponte is limited and should be used sparingly. To dismiss a complaint pursuant to CPLR 3216, all the statutory criterial must be met. Here dismissal was not warranted.

 

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