Practice point: CPLR 3215(c) requires that a plaintiff commence proceedings for the
entry of a default judgment within one year after the default or
demonstrate sufficient cause why the complaint should not be dismissed.
Student note: Where the plaintiff has made an application to the court for the entry
of a default judgment within one year of the defendant's default, the
court may not later dismiss the complaint as abandoned.
Case: Jones v. Fuentes, NY Slip Op 01239 (2d Dept. 2013).
Here is the decision.
Tomorrow's issue:A fall down the stairs.
