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THE RIGHT TO SEEK DISMISSAL OF THE FORECLOSURE ACTION PURSUANT TO CPLR 3215 (C) BASED ON PLAINTIFF BANK’S FAILURE TO SEEK A DEFAULT JUDGMENT WITHIN A YEAR WAS WAIVED BY DEFENDANT’S THREE-YEAR DELAY IN BRINGING THE MOTION TO DISMISS (SECOND DEPT).

The Second Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined defendant, by waiting three years, waived the seek dismissal of the foreclosure action based on plaintiff bank’s failure to move for a default judgment within one year:

“A ‘defendant may waive the right to seek dismissal pursuant to [CPLR 3215(c)] by his or her conduct'” … . Here, the defendant did not move pursuant to CPLR 3215(c) to dismiss the complaint insofar as asserted against him until nearly three years after the defendant’s attorney filed a notice of appearance on his behalf. Under these circumstances, the defendant waived his right to seek dismissal pursuant to CPLR 3215(c) by his active participation in the litigation … . Moreover, the defendant never sought to vacate his default in answering the complaint. Thus, he was precluded from raising his proffered defenses of the plaintiff’s failure to comply with RPAPL 1304 … . Bank of Am., N.A. v Carapella, 2023 NY Slip Op 03844, Second Dept 7-19-23

Practice Point: The right to dismiss an action based on plaintiff’s failure to move for a default judgment within a year of the default (CPLR 3215(c) can be waived by defendant’s participation in the action. Here defendant did not move to dismiss pursuant to CPLR 3215(c) until three years after defendant’s attorney filed a notice of appearance.

 

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