BENITEZ v. CITY OF NEW YORK

Plaintiff's personal injury action was dismissed by order of Justice Braun in March 1998, on the erroneous impression that the action had been marked off the calendar in June 1994 and abandoned, when in fact it had been restored to the calendar by order of Justice Solomon in September 1997. The remedy for that error was a timely motion for reargument (CPLR 2221), a timely appeal (CPLR 5513), or a timely motion to be relieved of default (CPLR 5015[a][1]). Plaintiff did none of these. Justice Braun's dismissal order has become final. Plaintiff has failed to present valid grounds for reviving this action at this late date.

THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER OF THE SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT.