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THE E-MAIL SERVICE OF A NOTICE OF ENTRY BY THE NEW YORK STATE ELECTRONIC FILING SYSTEM (NYSCEF) “SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE SERVICE OF ENTRY BY ANY PARTY;” BECAUSE PLAINTIFF DID NOT SERVE THE NOTICE OF ENTRY ON DEFENDANTS AFTER REMAND BY THE APPELLATE COURT, THE DEFENDANTS’ TIME TO ANSWER NEVER STARTED RUNNING; THE DEFAULT JUDGMENT WAS VACATED (FIRST DEPT).

The First Department, reversing the default judgment, held that defendants’ time to answer after remand by the appellate court never started running because plaintiff never served the notice of entry. The New York State Courts Electronic Filing system’s (NYSCEF’s) transmission of notification of entry to e-mail service addresses “shall not constitute service of entry by any party:” Adago v Sy, 2026 NY Slip Op 00571, First Dept 2-5-26

 

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