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HERE AN ARGUMENT RAISED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN PLAINTIFF’S REPLY PAPERS WAS DEEMED NOT PROPERLY BEFORE THE APPELLATE COURT (SECOND DEPT).

The Second Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined plaintiff-bank’s argument in this foreclosure action should not have been considered because it was raised for the first time in reply papers. In its reply, the plaintiff argued that the foreclosure action was not time-barred because defendant revived the statute of limitations by making payments within the six years prior to the commencement of the action:

[Plaintiff] failed to establish, prima facie, that this action was not time-barred. The plaintiff’s submissions revealed that the mortgage debt was accelerated in January 2007, when the plaintiff commenced the first prior action to foreclose the mortgage … . This action was commenced in July 2018, more than six years later. The plaintiff’s contention that payments the defendant made on the loan as late as September 2013 served to renew the statute of limitations, making this action timely, is not properly before this Court, as it was raised for the first time in reply papers submitted to the Supreme Court, and there is no indication that the defendant was afforded an opportunity to submit a surreply or that this new argument responded to allegations the defendant raised for the first time in his opposition papers … . Bank of N.Y. Mellon v Cooper, 2025 NY Slip Op 03297, Second Dept 6-4-25

Practice Point: Here the Second Department noted that an argument raised for the first time in reply papers was not properly before the appellate court. There was no indication sur-reply papers were submitted or that the reply-argument was a response to an issue raised by the other party.

 

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