Shulla v Bank of N.Y.

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Shulla v Bank of N.Y. 2021 NY Slip Op 31943(U) February 24, 2021 Supreme Court, Queens County Docket Number: 703674/2020 Judge: Leslie J. Purificacion Cases posted with a "30000" identifier, i.e., 2013 NY Slip Op 30001(U), are republished from various New York State and local government sources, including the New York State Unified Court System's eCourts Service. This opinion is uncorrected and not selected for official publication. [*FILED: 1] QUEENS COUNTY CLERK 02/25/2021 10:01 AM INDEX NO. 703674/2020 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 72 h rt F rn1 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 02/25/2021 rder FILED N WY RK Pr ~ PREM ~ 2/25/2021 10:00 AM y URT- nt: H IA Parl COUNTY CLERK QUEENS COUNTY 3 ----~- Inde · umb r 703674 2020 Plaintiff, M ti Dat -again tBank of York X M ti n ' eq. o . L2&3 Bank · Y rk f Pap r. Numb red tice of Moti n - ffida it - xhibit 5- 18, 41-47, -1-61 1 of 5 [*FILED: 2] QUEENS COUNTY CLERK 02/25/2021 10:01 AM NYSCEF DOC. NO. 72 INDEX NO. 703674/2020 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 02/25/2021 Ans ering Affida iLs R pI hibit .......................................................... F 48- 0. 63-70 ffi da it .. . .. .... .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... . .. ... .. ........ · 71 p n Lhe )r gc ing pap r it · rd r d th t the m ti n ar d termined tog th r a f II \ rn 2 707326/16).a ar 114-77 17-Lh Pl 0. ar Bank fit d and record d a Baroain and York M lion nd hm d. n r an initial matter. alth ugh Bank of York M II n., Ro ldan. M R • Ba vi w. ·ang, a nd la, and Ahmed ha . m ed t di mi plaintiff: · mplaint pur uant t PLR § 3211 ( )(1). (5). 7). nd ). th urtn t that..,in laintiff~ am nd d th ir mplaint ft r the filing f thi moti n the moti n h been r nd r d mo t. Hnu"..""'r. Bank of e Y rk Mell n, MER . Ba i , T ·an ,and Fa nd la, ha , n rth I . . paratel m v d t di mi plaintiff: · amend d c mplaint pur uant t P R ' 321 l (a) 1) and (-). while r I gi h rn · d di mi plainti f: am nded mpl int pur uant t P R 321 J (a)(l). (3). and (7). · ir t, in upp rt of their m ti n. Bank ofN Y r M II n, R , Ba i \ • T ang, and accnd la ha argu d. am n th r thing , that plaintifr mplaint i arr d by d um ntai id n on i tin f th court· pri r d t rminati n in th und rl ing 2 2 of 5 [*FILED: 3] QUEENS COUNTY CLERK 02/25/2021 10:01 AM NYSCEF DOC. NO. 72 forecl ur acti n b aring Ind nd 11 ater I , t pp l. INDEX NO. 703674/2020 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 02/25/2021 N . 7073- / 1 , and i barr db th d ctrin fr , judi ata PLR . 321 L (a)( I). pr ide that··[ a] par ma m for jud m nt di mi ing n rm r cau f acti n a rt d again t him on the oround that ... a def n i founded upon d um ntary e iden ... " ··T u e full m · et di mi a mplaint pur uanL L PLR §321l(a}(l , th m antmu tpr ntdo um ntary vid n that'r ol allfactuali ue a am tterofla . and conclu i el di po es ofthe plaintiff' claim'"" AG S Mar. Ins. o. v . c ff dale In . o., 1 _ D3d O [2d D pt 2 13) qu ting evin laded Prof ssional Prods., 273 D-d 4 3 [2d pt 2 O]; L on v 1artinez, 84 Y _d at 88: B navita v Govt. Emplo ees ins. Co .. 185 AD3d 892'. 893 [-d Dept 202 ]; L ikhi G n. omractor. in . v. . Y ity ch. n I. Auth., 14 7 A 3d J7 12d pl 2 17] . ··In rd r for id nc t quali a do um ntary. it mu t b unam iou u . auth ntic. and undeniable· (Bianco v law Office. of Yuri Prakhin. l 9 D3d 132 [2d D pt 2 2 ]; Ajaka v Mounr 1 Sinai Hop .. 1 0 d 3 [2d D pl 2 2 ]). PLR § 32 11 (a) - . pro ide that a par for di mi I nth gr und that ··th u fa ti n ma n t b m inl in d b f arbitration and \: ard oil t ral c t ppel. di harg in bankrupt , infan r ther di a iJi fth mo ing party. pa menl. rele icata. t tut f limHati n-, r t lull: r fraud :· Th r rd c urt contain . among oth r thing . op.i s of th pl adings in th in tant acti n. pie of th pl adin0 in th pri r, und rl ing fi r cl ure acti n, a p c f'lhe und rl ing pr mi o n t , m rtg g . and a ignm nt, and pi f rd r of the ourt in th und rl ing a tion dat d Jul 201 , Mar h l -. 201. , Jun 12, 2019. and pt mb r l , 20 l . ··· rJ]udi iaJ r rd , a v II a d um nt r nccting ut- f-c urt tran a ti n uch m rtga e . d d . contract . and an other pap rs. th contents fv hi h are ss ntiall und niab l . , ou ld qualif a d ument vid n in th pr p r a ... (Bianco v Lm >ffic if Yuri Prakhin, I AD3d at 13_ , qu ting F nlanetta v Do , 73 AD3d 7 . 4- 5 [-d Dept 2010]: see Attias v ostiera, LO AD3d 1281. 1283 r2d ept _Qt ]; iv orp. v org A . Full r o., lnc. 97 AD3d 71 . 7 1 [2d pl 2 l2j;s ea/ o Mar hall-Alan A oc ., In .. 120 AD3d 431. 432 [l t D pt Am . I r lam Ho :p. rp., LL 2014]). fn th in. tant acti n ba d up n n thi..:: urf d t m1ination that ha · e been set forth in th pri r rd1,;r ann ed to th r cord. Bank of York M Hon, MER . a i w, ang. and Fac ndol h ati fi d th ir burd n a t th ubmiuing th judgm nt of fi r I ur and ·al nd tl11,;r rdcr and docum ntation from the pri r, und rl ing f r 1 ur action. includ in but not limit d to th a atur f the jud m nt r r r I ur and al , and Lh ourt' de lin ti n t ta , U1 ale 3 3 of 5 [*FILED: 4] QUEENS COUNTY CLERK 02/25/2021 10:01 AM NYSCEF DOC. NO. 72 ofth ha INDEX NO. 703674/2020 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 02/25/2021 ubj t premi Bank ofN tabli h d th t th ha . T ang. and Fa end la um ntary id nee hich 3211 [a][l]; ee Deut ch Bank M r o er. ina much a Bank r Y rk M II n, nd la ha . argu d that th in t nt a ti n 1 arr d b th fthe . ln rm e an . 1 p iti n. plaintiff ha fail d t to th d cum nta uf'fici ntl r ut . und rmin . r th rv i al o " fail d t d man trat lh ar ntitl d to di mi L ti . in upp rt fit m tion. complaintha fail dtostat a iabl au in the ubj cl premi e\ and th t th ·tatemenl f act. PLR uffi i nll I parti ular t gi rie f"tran ·a ti n r o urr n au r a ti n rd fen .'' urren ·d and th mat rial lem nts of each 211 (a)(7), pr that par ma m c t di mi s an action on th ground that "th pl adin° fail t t t a au f ti n." ···In r i ing m ti n pur uant t PLR § J_l I ) 7 t di mi th mpl int r failur t tat a au e facti n. th facts a · all g d in th mp la int mu t b a c pt d a true. th plaintiff is a cord d th ben fiL f e ery po " ibl ra r bl inf r nee. and th. court·. function i t del nnin onl , h th rthe fac a alleged lit ithinan ogniz bl I gal the ry"'· B nil =vBo/la p ratinglf orp .. 4 4 of 5 [*FILED: 5] QUEENS COUNTY CLERK 02/25/2021 10:01 AM NYSCEF DOC. NO. 72 INDEX NO. 703674/2020 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 02/25/2021 189 AD3d 70 [2d Dept 2020] qu ting M ndel vitz v ohen, 3 7 03d 7 , 71 [2d pt 20 71: ee Bian o v Law Qffice ofYuri Prakhin, I 9 AD3d at 1326; Gorbalov v T. ire/man 15- AD3d 836 [2d Dept 20 l 7]' F, ldman v Fink I t in r Parm rs, LLP, 7 AD3d 7 3, 704 [2d epl20J]. Aft r a car ful r 1e of th all bati n ntain d in th compl int. th urt hru: d t rmin d that th aJI gati n c ntain d th r in w r conclu o and not suffici ntl e th court and or Jogi n ice f th gr und fi r the claim . a nb facti n, pr th r quir m nt R ~ 3013. Thu. the fa ti n again t rel gic and orel gic is. th refor . f the complaint. d t nninati n , U1 urt n d not reach the r maining bran h f Cor logic' motion as the ha e b n r nd red a ad mi . rdingl , Bank fNe Y rk Mellon' , Roldan ' . MER~', Ba i \ ang' , Facendola·s. and Ahm d' m ti n t di mi plaintif · mp lainL pur uanl t PLR §32 11() 1.(5). 7 . and ).[ d ni dam l. r I i m tint di mi plaintiff' )111p lt int i grant d. Bank f N , Y rk Mell n' . MER . Ba ie ' s. sang· • and mplaint i granted. Facendola· motion to disnii plaintiff: FILED 2/25/2021 10:00 AM COUNTY CLERK QUEENS COUNTY 5 5 of 5

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