`NYSCEF DOC. NO. 7
`
`INDEX NO. 20885/2018E
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`RECEIVED NYSCEF: 05/21/2018
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`(Our
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`file no: 113953-02:KLC)
`
`COURT
`OF THE
`SUPREME
`OF BRONX
`COUNTY
`---------------------------------------------------------X
`TRAVIS
`
`PADILLA,
`
`STATE
`
`OF NEW YORK
`
`Index
`
`No:
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`20885/2018E
`
`Plaintiff,
`
`-against-
`
`AFFIRMATION
`
`TERRENCE
`JOHN
`THONGTHAWATH,
`
`and SAYANON
`
`-------------------------------------------------------X
`
`Defendants.
`
`KARA
`
`L. CAMPBELL,
`
`ESQ.,
`
`an attorney
`
`duly
`
`licensed
`
`to practice
`
`law in the
`
`State
`
`of New York,
`
`affirms
`
`the
`
`following
`
`under
`
`penalty
`
`of perjury:
`
`1.
`
`I am associated
`
`with
`
`the
`
`firm
`
`of Of Counsel
`
`to JACOBY
`
`2 MEYERS,
`
`LLP,
`
`attorneys
`
`for
`
`the
`
`plaintiff,
`
`TRAVIS
`
`PADILLA,
`
`and
`
`in such
`
`capacity,
`
`I am fully
`
`familiar
`
`with
`
`the
`
`facts
`
`and
`
`proceedings
`
`had
`
`herein
`
`through
`
`a file maintained
`
`by
`
`this
`
`office.
`
`2.
`
`This
`
`affirmation
`
`is submitted
`
`in support
`
`of
`
`the
`
`plaintiff's
`
`motion
`
`requesting
`
`that
`
`this
`
`Court
`
`issue
`
`an order
`
`pursuant
`
`to CPLR
`
`§§ 308(5);
`
`306(b),
`
`service
`
`of
`
`directing
`
`process
`
`upon
`
`the
`
`defendant
`
`SAYANON
`
`THONGTHAWATH,
`
`through
`
`his
`
`insurance
`
`carrier,
`
`Progressive
`
`Insurance
`
`Company,
`
`and,
`
`extending
`
`the
`
`plaintiff's
`
`time
`
`to serve
`
`a summons
`
`and
`
`complaint
`
`upon
`
`the
`
`defendant,
`
`SAYANON
`
`THONGTHAWATH,
`
`for
`
`an additional
`
`one
`
`hundred
`
`and
`
`twenty-day
`
`period
`
`past
`
`the
`
`date
`
`of an order
`
`issued
`
`in regard
`
`to this motion.
`
`3.
`
`This
`
`action
`
`was
`
`brought
`
`by TRAVIS
`
`PADILLA
`
`to recover
`
`for
`
`injuries
`
`he
`
`sustained
`
`in a motor
`
`vehicle
`
`accident
`
`that
`
`occurred
`
`on June
`
`13, 2016
`
`on Orchard
`
`Beach
`
`Road,
`
`located
`
`in the Bronx,
`
`New York,
`
`At
`
`the
`
`time
`
`of
`
`the
`
`accident,
`
`Mr.
`
`PADILLA
`
`was
`
`a passenger
`
`in
`
`a vehicle
`
`owned
`
`by SAYANON
`
`THONGTHAWATH
`
`and
`
`operated
`
`by JOHN
`
`TERRENCE,
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`when
`
`TERRENCE
`
`lost
`
`control
`
`of
`
`the
`
`vehicle
`
`and
`
`it struck
`
`a boulder.
`
`Mr. PADILLA
`
`suffered
`
`severe
`
`and
`
`diverse
`
`personal
`
`injuries
`
`as a result
`
`of
`
`the
`
`accident.
`
`4.
`
`This
`
`office
`
`was
`
`retained
`
`the
`
`by
`
`plaintiff,
`
`and
`
`to that
`
`end,
`
`a summons
`
`and
`
`verified
`
`complaint
`
`was
`
`drafted
`
`and
`
`filed
`
`with
`
`the Bronx
`
`County
`
`Clerk's
`
`office
`
`on January
`
`23,
`
`2018.
`
`(A copy
`
`of
`
`the
`
`summons
`
`and
`
`verified
`
`complaint
`
`is annexed
`
`hereto
`
`as Exhibit
`
`"A").
`
`The
`
`with
`
`He
`
`defendant,
`
`JOHN
`
`TERRENCE,
`
`was
`
`served
`
`process
`
`on April
`
`8, 2018.
`
`has not
`
`interposed
`
`an Answer
`
`yet.
`
`To
`
`date,
`
`service
`
`has
`
`not
`
`been
`
`effected
`
`upon
`
`the
`
`defendant,
`
`SAYANON
`
`THONGTHAWATH,
`
`thus
`
`prompting
`
`the within
`
`motion.
`
`5.
`
`Pursuant
`
`to the
`
`police
`
`accident
`
`report,
`
`it
`
`indicated
`
`that
`
`the
`
`defendant
`
`SAYANON
`
`THONGTHAWATH
`
`resided
`
`at 43-15
`
`53rd
`
`Street,
`
`Apartment
`
`1, Queens,
`
`New York.
`
`(See
`
`copy
`
`of Police
`
`Accident
`
`Report
`
`annexed
`
`as Exhibit
`
`"B").
`
`to serve
`
`the
`
`defendant
`
`at
`
`the
`
`aforesaid
`
`address
`
`on
`
`6.
`
`Attempts
`
`were made
`
`January
`
`30,
`
`2018
`
`and
`
`February
`
`3, 2018.
`
`At
`
`the
`
`time
`
`of
`
`the
`
`second
`
`attempt,
`
`the
`
`process
`
`server
`
`was
`
`advised
`
`by a resident
`
`that Mr. THONGTHAWATH
`
`had moved
`
`two
`
`years
`
`prior,
`
`(A copy
`
`of
`
`the Affidavit
`
`of Attempted
`
`Service
`
`is annexed
`
`as Exhibit
`
`"C").
`
`7.
`
`Prior
`
`to this,
`
`our
`
`office
`
`sent
`
`a Claim
`
`Letter
`
`to Progressive
`
`Insurance
`
`Company
`
`as that was
`
`the
`
`carrier
`
`identified
`
`in the Police
`
`Accident
`
`Report
`
`that
`
`insured
`
`the
`
`defendant
`
`vehicle.
`
`of
`
`the Claim
`
`Letter
`
`to Progressive
`
`is annexed
`
`as Exhibit
`
`"D"),
`
`(A copy
`
`8.
`
`On July
`
`27,
`
`2016,
`
`our
`
`office
`
`received
`
`a response
`
`from
`
`Progressive
`
`Insurance
`
`Company
`
`acknowledging
`
`the
`
`claim,
`
`indicating
`
`their
`
`insured
`
`as the SAYANON
`
`THONGTHAWATH,
`
`and
`
`setting
`
`up a claim
`
`number.
`
`(A copy
`
`of Acknowledgement
`
`Letter
`
`from
`
`Progressive
`
`is annexed
`
`as Exhibit
`
`"E").
`
`9.
`
`Additional
`
`efforts
`
`were made
`
`to search
`
`for
`
`a current
`
`address
`
`for
`
`SAYANON
`
`THONGTHAWATH.
`
`On December
`
`14, 2017,
`
`a Department
`
`of Motor
`
`Vehicle
`
`search
`
`indicated
`
`an address
`
`at 4315
`
`53rd
`
`Street,
`
`1st
`
`Floor,
`
`Woodside,
`
`New York.
`
`(See
`
`copy
`
`of
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`2
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`DMV search
`
`annexed
`
`as Exhibit
`
`"F").
`
`Thereafter
`
`a search
`
`via
`
`the U.S.
`
`Postal
`
`Service
`
`was made
`
`for
`
`that
`
`address.
`
`It was
`
`returned
`
`indicating,
`
`"No
`
`change
`
`of address
`
`on file".
`
`(See
`
`copy
`
`of US
`
`Postal
`
`Service
`
`response
`
`annexed
`
`as Exhibit
`
`"G").
`
`A Person
`
`Search
`
`was
`
`conducted
`
`showing
`
`that
`
`the
`
`defendant
`
`resided
`
`at 3966
`
`48th
`
`Street,
`
`Sunnyside,
`
`New York.
`
`(A copy
`
`of
`
`the
`
`search
`
`result
`
`is
`
`Postal
`
`search
`
`was made
`
`for
`
`this
`
`address
`
`which
`
`came
`
`annexed
`
`as Exhibit
`
`"H").
`
`A U.S.
`
`Service
`
`back
`
`indicating,
`
`"Not
`
`known
`
`at address".
`
`(See
`
`copy
`
`of
`
`search
`
`result
`
`annexed
`
`as Exhibit
`
`"I").
`
`10.
`
`During
`
`this
`
`time,
`
`our
`
`office
`
`has been
`
`in communication
`
`with
`
`Progressive
`
`Insurance
`
`Company,
`
`and
`
`has
`
`exchanged
`
`documentation,
`
`concerning
`
`this
`
`claim.
`
`(Various
`
`correspondence
`
`from
`
`Progressive
`
`concerning
`
`this
`
`claim
`
`is annexed
`
`as Exhibit
`
`"J").
`
`11.
`
`Based
`
`upon
`
`the
`
`foregoing,
`
`it
`
`is respectfully
`
`submitted
`
`to this Court
`
`that
`
`attempts
`
`are
`
`still
`
`the
`
`although
`
`being
`
`made,
`
`service
`
`has
`
`become
`
`impracticable
`
`upon
`
`defendant,
`
`SAYANON
`
`THONGTHAWATH,
`
`as his whereabouts
`
`is unknown.
`
`Therefore,
`
`it
`
`is requested
`
`that
`
`this Court
`
`order
`
`service
`
`upon
`
`the
`
`defendant,
`
`SAYONON
`
`THONGTHAWATH,
`
`by
`
`service
`
`a
`
`copy
`
`of
`
`the
`
`summons
`
`2 verified
`
`complaint
`
`upon
`
`the
`
`appropriate
`
`insurance
`
`carrier,
`
`Progressive
`
`Insurance
`
`Company,
`
`3 Dakota
`
`Drive,
`
`Suite
`
`200, N New Hyde
`
`Park,
`
`New York,
`
`11042-1119
`
`, by
`
`certified
`
`mail,
`
`return
`
`receipt
`
`requested
`
`and
`
`sending
`
`of
`
`the
`
`summons
`
`2 verified
`
`complaint
`
`to the
`
`defendant
`
`by
`
`regular
`
`mail,
`
`at his
`
`last
`
`known
`
`address
`
`of 43-15
`
`33rd
`
`Street,
`
`by
`
`a copy
`
`Queens,
`
`New York.
`
`11.
`
`It
`
`is also
`
`respectfully
`
`requested
`
`that
`
`as service
`
`has not
`
`been
`
`effected
`
`upon
`
`the
`
`defendant,
`
`SAYANON
`
`THONGTHAWATH,
`
`that
`
`the time
`
`to effect
`
`service
`
`of process
`
`upon
`
`SAYANON
`
`THONGTHAWATH
`
`be extended
`
`for
`
`one
`
`hundred
`
`and
`
`twenty
`
`(120)
`
`days
`
`beyond
`
`the
`
`date
`
`of any
`
`order
`
`issued
`
`by
`
`this
`
`court
`
`in this
`
`regard.
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`WHEREFORE,
`
`it
`
`is respectfully
`
`requested
`
`that
`
`this
`
`Court
`
`issue
`
`an Order
`
`granting
`
`plaintiff's
`
`motion
`
`in its entirety,
`
`and
`
`for
`
`such
`
`other
`
`and
`
`further
`
`relief
`
`that
`
`this Court
`
`deems
`
`just
`
`and
`
`proper.
`
`Dated:
`
`21,
`May
`Newburgh,
`
`2018
`New York
`
`--'
`
`K
`
`a L. Campbell,
`
`Of
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`6
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`asel
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`4
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`4 of 4
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