Plaintiff's arguments for appellate relief, as set forth in his pro se brief, are wholly without merit. Contrary to plaintiff's contentions, it was proper for defendant's counsel to submit an answer on defendant's behalf and the motion court correctly determined that the complaint failed to state a cause of action. Plaintiff's plea of guilty to harassment charges precludes any claim by him that his prosecution for harassment was wrongfully initiated on the basis of false statements by defendant.
The court also properly denied plaintiff's motion for costs and sanctions. Plaintiff's motion to renew and reargue was essentially a motion to reargue since he did not submit any new evidence on the motion and no appeal lies from the denial of reargument ( see Ilas v. Nihagen Co., 303 A.D.2d 298).
We have considered plaintiff's remaining arguments and find them without merit and bordering on the vexatious.
THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER OF THE SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT.