### Erie Ins. Co. of N.Y. v Jeannot 2024 NY Slip Op 33032(U) August 28, 2024 Supreme Court, New York County Docket Number: Index No. 150196/2024 Judge: Mary V. Rosado 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.NYSCEF DOC. NO. 32 INDEX NO. 150196/2024 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 08/28/2024

PRESENT: 

### SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEWYORK NEW YORK COUNTY HON. MARY V. ROSADO PART Justice 33M 

## -------------------------------------------------------X INDEX NO. MOTION DATE MOTION SEQ. NO. 150196/2024 ERIE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEWYORK, Plaintiff,

- V - JACQUES JEANNOT, ACTIVE LIFE CHIROPRACTIC P.C.,ANARAFENA MEDICAL, PLLC,ANTARAM INC.,APTECHKA RX INC.,ATLANTIC MEDICAL & DIAGNOSTIC, P.C.,BANAY PHYSICAL THERAPY P.C.,BROWN STONE ACUPUNCTURE P.C.,CITY ORTHO TRADING lNC.,CORONA FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC CARE, P.C.,CR MEDICAL CARE, PLLC,DR. RIOTTO CHIROPRACTIC, P.C.,EASY CARE MEDICAL SERVICES P.C.,EQUIP SERVICES INC.,GOAL PHYSICAL THERAPY P.C.,JULES F. PARISIEN, LENOX HILL RADIOLOGY AND MEDICAL IMAGING ASSOCIATES, P.C.,LR MEDICAL, PLLC,MEDEX DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT CENTER, LLC,METROCARE MEDICAL P.C.,MODERN RX PHARMACY INC, NEWYORK INTERVENTIONAL PAIN PHYSICIANS, NEXT GENERATION DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING P.C.,PROMPT MEDICAL GROUP INC.,PROMPT MEDICAL SPINE CARE, PLLC,QUALITY ORTHOPEDICS AND COMPLETE JOINT CARE P.C.,RIDGEWOOD DRUG INC.,RIGHT CHOICE SUPPLY INC.,ROMAN VAYNSHTEYN CHIROPRACTIC, P.C.,SKILLMAN CHEMISTS CORP., SUNSET MEDICAL SUPPLY INC, WASSEF MEDICAL SERVICES P.C. Defendants. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------X 05/21/2024 001

DECISION + ORDER ON MOTION

The following e-filed documents, listed by NYSCEF document number (Motion 001) 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22,23, 24,25,26,27, 28, 29, 30, 31 were read on this motion to/for JUDGMENT - DEFAULT 

### Upon the foregoing documents, there being no opposition and good cause having been shown, PlaintiffErie Insurance Company ofNewYark's ("Plaintiff')motionfor defaultjudgment against Defendants Active Life Chiropractic P.C., Aptechka RX Inc., Atlantic Medical & 

### Diagnostic, P.C., Banay Physical Therapy P.C., Brown Stone Acupuncture P.C., City Ortho Trading Inc., Corona Family Chiropractic Care, P.C., CR Medical Care P.L.L.C., Medex

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Diagnostic and Treatment Center, LLC, Metrocare Medical P.C., Modem RX Pharmacy Inc, Prompt Medical Spine Care, PLLC, Quality Orthopedics and Complete Joint Care P.C., Right Choice Supply Inc, and Sunset Medical Supply Inc. (together, "Defaulting Defendants") is granted. An applicant for defaultjudgment against a defendantmust submit: (i) proofofservice of the summons and complaint, (ii) proofofthe facts constituting the claim, and (iii) proofofthe defaulting defendant's failure to answer or appear 

### (PVHolding Corp vAB QualityHealth Supply Corp, 189 AD3d 645 [1st Dept 2020]). Affidavits submitted in support ofa motion for default judgmentonly needto allege enough facts to allow a courtto assess where a viable cause ofaction exists 

### (Woodson v Mendon Leasing Corp., 100 NY2d 62, 71 [2003]). In undertaking this review, the Court is mindful that "defaulters are deemed to have admitted all factual allegations in the complaint and all reasonable inferences that flow from them 

### (Al Fayed v Barak, 39 AD3d 371, 372 [1st Dept 2007]). The Court finds that Plaintiffhas satisfied proofofservice with respect to the Defaulting Defendants by filing affidavits of service for each Defaulting Defendant (NYSCEF Doc. 18). Plaintiffhas also satisfied its minimal burden ofproving the facts constituting its claim by filing
anAffidavit ofMerit swornto April 24, 2024 (NYSCEF Doc. 20). Further, DefaultingDefendants have failed to file answers orotherwise appearinthis action despite theirtime for doing so having expired. 1Therefore, entry ofdefaultjudgment against the Defaulting Defendants and in favor of Plaintiffis appropriate.

1 Corona Family Chiropractic Care, P.C. ("CFCC") was served with the Summons and Verified Complaint through the Secretary ofState on January 12, 2024 (NYSCEF Doc. 18 at 11). Pursuant to CPLR 320(a) CFCC was required to file an answer or otherwise appear in this action within 30 days ofservice ofthe Summons. However, CFCC did not file its Answer until February 29, 2024, afterthe expiration oftheir 30-day deadline (NYSCEF Doc. 11). Plaintiff filed a Notice ofRejection ofCFCC's Answer dated February 29, 2024 (NYSCEF Doc. 12). CFCC has not opposed Plaintiffs motion for defaultjudgmentnor moved to compel Plaintiffto accept its untimely Answer.

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Accordingly, it is hereby, INDEX NO. 150196/2024 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 08/28/2024

ORDERED that Plaintiff Erie Insurance Company of New York's motion for default judgment against Defaulting Defendants Active Life Chiropractic P.C., Aptechka RX Inc., Atlantic Medical & Diagnostic, P.C., Banay Physical Therapy P.C., Brown Stone Acupuncture P.C., City Ortho TradingInc., CoronaFamily Chiropractic Care, P.C., CRMedical Care P.L.L.C., Medex Diagnostic and Treatment Center, LLC, Metrocare Medical P.C., Modem RX Pharmacy Inc, PromptMedical Spine Care, PLLC, Quality Orthopedics and CompleteJoint Care P.C., Right Choice Supply Inc, and SunsetMedical Supply Inc. is granted; and it is further ORDERED,ADruDGED andDECLAREDthatPlaintiffErieInsurance CompanyofNew York owes no duty to Defaulting Defendants Active Life Chiropractic P.C., Aptechka RX Inc., Atlantic Medical & Diagnostic, P.C., Banay Physical Therapy P.C., Brown Stone Acupuncture P.C., City Ortho Trading Inc., CoronaFamily Chiropractic Care, P.C., CRMedical Care P.L.L.C., Medex Diagnostic and Treatment Center, LLC, Metrocare Medical P.C., Modem RX Pharmacy Inc, PromptMedical Spine Care, PLLC, Quality Orthopedics and CompleteJoint Care P.C., Right Choice Supply Inc, and Sunset Medical Supply Inc. to pay No-Fault claims with respect to the January 30, 2023 collisionreferenced inthe Complaint; and it is further

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ORDERED, ADJUDGED and DECLARED that Defaulting Defendants Active Life Chiropractic P.C., Aptechka RX Inc., Atlantic Medical & Diagnostic, P.C., Banay Physical Therapy P.C., Brown Stone Acupuncture P.C., City Ortho Trading Inc., Corona Family Chiropractic Care, P.C., CR Medical Care P.L.L.C., Medex Diagnostic and Treatment Center, LLC, Metrocare Medical P.C., Modem RX Pharmacy Inc, Prompt Medical Spine Care, PLLC, Quality Orthopedics and CompleteJoint Care P.C., Right Choice Supply Inc, and Sunset Medical Supply Inc. have no rights to collect No-Fault benefits relating to the January 30, 2023 collision referenced in the Complaint; and it is further ORDERED, ADJUDGED and DECLARED that all lawsuits or arbitrations brought by Defaulting Defendants Active Life Chiropractic P.C., Aptechka RX Inc., Atlantic Medical & Diagnostic, P.C., Banay Physical Therapy P.C., Brown Stone Acupuncture P.C., City Ortho Trading Inc., Corona Family Chiropractic Care, P.C., CR Medical Care P.L.L.C., Medex Diagnostic and Treatment Center, LLC, Metrocare Medical P.C., Modem RX Pharmacy Inc, Prompt Medical Spine Care, PLLC, Quality Orthopedics and Complete Joint Care P.C., Right Choice Supply Inc, and Sunset Medical Supply Inc. relating to No-Fault claims for services allegedly rendered to Defendant Jacques Jeannot relating to the January 30, 2023 collision referenced in the Complaint are permanently stayed; and it is further ORDEREDthatthe activepartiesinthis case aredirectedto submitaproposedPreliminary Conference Order to the Court on or before October 7, 2024 via e-mail to SFC-Part33- Clerk@nycourts.gov. If the parties are unable to agree to a proposed Preliminary Conference Order, the parties are directedto appear for anin-personpreliminary conference withthe Courton October9, 2024 at 9:30 a.m. in60 Centre Street, Room442,NewYork,NewYork; and itis further

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### ORDERED that within ten days ofentry, counsel for PlaintiffErie Insurance Company of New York shall serve a copy ofthis Decision and Order, with notice ofentry, on all partiesto this action; and it is further ORDERED that the Clerkofthe Court is directed to enterjudgmentaccordingly. This constitutes the Decision and Order ofthe Court.

8/28/2024

DATE HO~- MARY V. ROSADO, J.S.C.
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