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EVEN THOUGH THE BANK’S MOTION FOR AN ORDER OF REFERENCE WAS REJECTED AS DEFICIENT, THE MOTION CONSTITUTED INITIATING PROCEEDINGS FOR A DEFAULT JUDGMENT WITHIN ONE YEAR OF DEFENDANTS’ DEFAULT; THE BANK’S MOTION TO VACATE THE DISMISSAL OF THE COMPLAINT SHOULD HAVE BEEN GRANTED (SECOND DEPT).

The Second Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined the bank’s motion to vacate the dismissal of the foreclosure action should have been granted. The bank’s motion for an order of reference made within one year of defendant’s default was a sufficient step toward taking a default judgment within the meaning of CPLR 3215 (c), even though the motion was rejected as deficient:

… [T]he plaintiff initiated proceedings for the entry of a judgment by moving for an order of reference within one year of the defendant’s default in the action … . “‘The fact that the Supreme Court rejected the motion as defective is beside the point, as the mere presentment of it established the plaintiff’s intent to proceed toward the entry of judgment and not to abandon the action'” … . Since the plaintiff did not fail to take timely proceedings for a judgment against the defendant within the meaning of CPLR 3215(c), the plaintiff was not required to demonstrate an excuse for its purported delay in moving to vacate the dismissal order … . Moreover, the plaintiff’s motion, inter alia, in effect, pursuant to CPLR 2221(a) to vacate the dismissal order was not subject to any specific time limitation … . … Supreme Court should have granted the plaintiff’s motion … pursuant to CPLR 2221(a) to vacate the dismissal order and to restore the action to the active calendar … . Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v Wint, 2025 NY Slip Op 00698, Second Dept 2-5-25

Practice Point: Here the bank’s unsuccessful motion for an order of reference met the criteria for initiating proceedings to take a default judgment within one year of defendants’ default.

 

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