FILED: QUEENS COUNTY CLERK 07/30/2020 10:53 AM
`NYSCEF DOC. NO. 124
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`INDEX NO. 717677/2018
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`RECEIVED NYSCEF: 07/30/2020
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`SUPREME
`COURT
`OF THE
`COUNTY
`OF QUEENS
`---------------------------
`ALEXANDER
`
`LIFSON,
`
`STATE
`
`OF NEW YORK
`
`Plaintiff,
`
`-against-
`
`PASCARELLA'S
`WILLIAM
`
`HASKELL,
`
`TOWING
`
`SERVICE,
`
`LLC
`
`and
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`S I R 8:
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`Defendants.
`----------------X
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`X
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`Index
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`No.:
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`717677/2018
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`ORDER WITH
`NOTICE
`OF ENTRY
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`PLEASE
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`TAKE
`
`NOTICE,
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`that
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`the within
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`is a true
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`copy
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`of an Order,
`
`dated
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`July
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`23,
`
`2020
`
`of
`
`Judge
`
`Rudolph
`
`E. Greco,
`
`Jr,
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`and
`
`entered
`
`by
`
`the
`
`Clerk
`
`of
`
`the
`
`Court
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`on
`
`the
`
`same
`
`date.
`
`Dated:
`
`New York,
`30,
`July
`
`New York
`2020
`
`Yours
`
`etes,
`
`A. Marber,
`Paul
`THE ROSATO
`FIRM,
`Plaintiff
`Attorneys
`for
`23rd
`-
`55 Broadway
`New York,
`New York
`344-8800
`(212)
`
`Esq.
`
`PC
`
`Floor
`
`10006
`
`TO:
`
`LAW OFFICE
`
`OF KEITH
`
`J. CONWAY
`
`for
`Attorneys
`PASCARELLA'S
`58 South
`
`Defendants
`TOWING
`
`Service
`New York
`845-2600
`
`Road,
`11747
`
`Melville,
`
`(631)
`
`SERVICE,
`350
`
`Suite
`
`LLC and WILLIAM
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`HASKELL
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`SUPREME
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`COURT
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`- QUEENS
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`COUNTY
`
`RUDOLPH
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`Present:
`
`Honorable
`
`E. GRECO,
`Justice
`-------------------------------------------------------------¬----X
`Alexander
`Lifson,
`
`Plaintiff,
`
`-against-
`
`JR.
`
`IA PART
`
`32
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`Index
`Motion
`Motion
`Motion
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`717677/18
`No.:
`7/23/20
`Date:
`No.:
`35
`Cal.
`Seq. No.:
`5
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`Pascarella's
`
`Towing
`
`Service,
`
`LLC,
`
`et al.,
`
`---------------------------------------------
`numbered
`The following
`William
`Haskell
`to change
`
`Defendants.
`
`read on this motion
`papers
`the instant
`the venue
`of
`
`------------X
`by defendants
`pursuant
`action,
`
`Pascarella's
`to CPLR
`
`Towing
`510.
`
`Service,
`
`LLC and
`
`PAPERS
`
`Notice of Motion-Affidavits-Exhibits................................................
`Affirmation
`in Opposition-Affidavits-Exhibits............................
`
`NUMBERED
`
`EF 83 - 94
`EF 95 - 121
`
`Upon
`Pascarella's
`as follows:
`
`the
`
`foregoing
`Service,
`Towing
`
`is ordered
`it
`cited
`papers,
`LLC
`and William
`
`Haskell,
`
`that
`
`this motion
`pursuant
`
`defendants
`by
`to CPLR
`
`510,
`
`is determined
`
`FILED
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`7/23/2020
`3:29 PM
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`COUNTY
`QUEENS
`
`CLERK
`COUNTY
`
`Alexander
`Plaintiff,
`in a trip-and-fall
`sustained
`at or near
`on Fly Road
`2015
`of Onondaga,
`Syracuse,
`County
`their
`William
`Haskell
`served
`plaintiff's
`attorneys
`from Queens
`
`attorneys;
`of venue
`
`County
`
`commenced
`Lifson,
`of defective
`as a result
`operations,
`towing
`Swanka
`its intersection
`with
`Boulevard,
`New York.
`Pascarella's
`Defendants
`Service,
`Towing
`of Venue,
`a Demand
`for Change
`coupled
`with
`answer,
`Defendants
`now move
`for an order
`did
`not
`consent.
`to Onondaga
`County.
`
`this
`
`action
`
`to recover
`
`he allegedly
`injuries
`for
`on November
`which
`occurred
`Incorporated
`Village
`of East
`LLC
`and
`plaintiff's
`the place
`
`23,
`
`upon
`
`changing
`
`to CPLR 511(a),
`on the ground
`trial
`of
`of place
`change
`demand
`a defendant's
`Pursuant
`to the answer
`prior
`be served
`must
`designated
`for
`that
`purpose
`is not a proper
`the county
`CPLR 511(b)
`628
`[2011]).
`17 NY3d
`the answer
`(CPLR
`see also Simon
`v Usher,
`with
`625,
`511[a];
`service
`of
`the
`days
`after
`fifteen
`the place
`of
`trial within
`permits
`a defendant
`to "move
`to change
`a written
`consent.to
`change
`the place
`plaintiff
`serves
`unless
`within
`five
`days
`after
`such
`service
`defendant"
`CPLR 2103.(b)(2)
`provides
`see also
`id).
`to that
`specified
`the
`(CPLR
`51l[b];
`by
`law is measured
`from the service
`of a paper
`and service
`is by
`a period
`of
`time
`prescribed
`by
`period"
`to the prescribed
`(CPLR
`see also
`id).
`five
`days
`shall
`be added
`
`demand,
`trial
`of
`"where
`
`mail,
`
`2103[b][2];
`
`"for
`county,"
`
`that
`or
`
`with
`such
`
`19, 2018
`on December
`defendants,
`Here,
`did
`not provide
`written
`Plaintiff
`their
`answer.
`on December
`26, 2018,
`instead,
`service;
`the five-day-extension
`Therefore,
`applying
`venue
`within
`make
`a motion
`to change
`
`their
`to change
`demand
`served
`of mail,
`by way
`within
`(5) days
`five
`venue
`to change
`consent
`demand.
`of such
`a rejection
`served
`plaintifftimely
`to CPLR 2103(b)(2),
`defendants
`pursuant
`were
`required
`days
`service
`of
`the demand,
`on or before
`after
`
`venue
`of
`
`to
`
`i.e.,
`
`twenty
`
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`Tuesday,
`January
`on March
`19, 2020.
`within
`the
`statutory
`based
`on plaintiff's
`
`8, 2019.
`Defendants
`The Court
`finds
`requirements.
`residence
`
`at
`
`Nevertheless,
`the action
`the time
`
`dated March
`to change
`motion
`was
`venue
`that
`defendants
`motion
`a timely
`to make
`failed
`the Court
`finds
`that Queens
`was
`commenced.
`
`and e-filed
`18, 2020
`to change
`venue
`is a proper
`venue
`
`County
`
`prevail
`choice
`
`to CPLR 510(1)
`on a rnotion
`pursuant
`"To
`that
`is improper,
`of venue
`the plaintiff's
`and also
`v 22-11
`[2d Dept
`142 AD3d
`(Kidd
`489
`Realty,
`2016],
`488,
`LLC,
`quoting
`see CPLR 51l[b];
`Williams
`v Staten
`751
`[2d Dept
`Island
`2014];
`750,
`if
`initial
`meets
`the defendant
`[2d Dept
`2020]).
`this
`870
`869,
`Only
`the venue
`she selected
`was
`required
`to establish,
`in opposition,
`that
`751 ; Williams,
`179 AD3d
`at 870).
`
`to change
`the defendant's
`
`a defendant
`must
`venue,
`of venue
`choice
`is
`Deas
`v Ahmed,
`120 AD3d
`179 AD3d
`Hospital,
`University
`would
`be
`the plaintiff
`burden,
`120 AD3d
`proper
`(see Deas,
`
`show that
`proper"
`
`at
`
`in which
`is the county
`of an action
`venue
`the proper
`to CPLR
`one
`503(a),
`in New York,
`in any
`then
`of
`the
`designated
`parties
`reside
`if none
`resides,
`county
`the Legislature
`said
`statute
`to allow
`cases
`to be brought
`amended
`furthermore,
`plaintiff;
`occurred"
`part
`of
`the events
`rise to the claim
`a substantial
`in which
`or omissions
`giving
`[2d Dept
`v Performance
`170 AD3d
`see Demirovic
`Food
`658
`Group,
`Inc.,
`656,
`defendant
`based
`on improper
`he must
`to effect
`change
`of venue
`choice
`of venue,
`the time
`in the
`the action
`was
`none
`of
`the parties
`at
`resided
`county
`& Company,
`181 AD3d
`652
`plaintiff
`(see Drayer-Arnow
`Inc.,
`651,
`[2d Dept
`at 658;
`170 AD3d
`v Roitman,
`120 AD3d
`737
`2014]);
`736,
`part
`of
`the events
`to the claim
`did
`not occur
`in the designated
`county
`
`Pursuant
`
`parties
`
`or
`
`Demirovic,
`substantial
`503[a]).
`
`commenced,
`v Ambrosio
`Chehab
`
`giving
`
`rise
`
`the
`of
`by the
`in "the
`county
`(CPLR
`503[a];
`For
`the
`2019]).
`demonstrate
`designated
`[2d Dept
`
`that:
`by the
`;
`2019]
`a
`and
`(ii)
`(see CPLR
`
`(i)
`
`finds
`The Court
`a residence
`v Cool
`Inc.
`Insuring
`at 652; Demirovic,
`[2d Dept
`864
`863,
`to a discretionary
`207 AD2d
`Hosp.,
`
`maintained
`
`Center,
`AD3d
`AD3d
`entitled
`Bros.
`
`169,
`
`submissions
`the
`that
`evidentiary
`the time
`in Queens
`at
`County
`180 AD3d
`Agency,
`Inc.,
`at 658; Chehab,
`170 AD3d
`2016]).
`defendants
`Moreover,
`change
`of venue
`(see Williams,
`171-74
`[2d Dept
`1995]).
`
`establish
`conclusively
`the action
`commcñced
`was
`[2d Dept
`742
`2020];
`739,
`Johnson
`120 AD3d
`at 737;
`to demonstrate
`failed
`at 870-71
`179 AD3d
`
`plaintiff
`that
`(see Belair
`
`Drayer-Arnow,
`v Finkelstein,
`the requirements
`; see O'Brien
`
`Care
`181
`145
`to be
`v Vassar
`
`Accordingly,
`
`ORDERED
`
`upon
`
`defendants,
`
`defendants'
`
`motion
`
`to change
`
`venue
`
`is denied;
`
`and
`
`it
`
`is further
`
`that
`within
`
`plaintiff
`30
`
`days
`
`is directed
`of
`entry.
`
`to
`
`serve
`
`a copy
`
`of
`
`this
`
`order
`
`with
`
`notice
`
`of
`
`entry
`
`This
`
`constitutes
`
`the decision
`
`and order
`
`of
`
`this Court.
`
`Dated:
`
`July
`
`23,
`
`2020
`
`RUDOLPH
`
`E.
`
`CO,
`
`JR.,
`
`J.S.C.
`
`FILED
`
`7/23/2020
`3:29PM
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`QUEENS
`
`CLERK
`COUNTY
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