Case Name: Jack M. Berk, Respondent, v. Anthony M. Ventura, Appellant, et al., Defendants
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2000-12-11
Citations: 278 A.D.2d 263
Docket Number: 
Parties: Jack M. Berk, Respondent, v Anthony M. Ventura, Appellant, et al., Defendants.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 278
Pages: 263–264

Head Matter:
Jack M. Berk, Respondent, v Anthony M. Ventura, Appellant, et al., Defendants.
[718 NYS2d 181]

Opinion:
In an action to foreclose a mortgage, the defendant Anthony M. Ventura appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Richmond County (Ponterio, J.), dated July 14, 1999, which denied his motion for leave to vacate a judgment entered against him upon his failure to appear or answer.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The defendant failed to show a meritorious defense to the action and therefore was not entitled to vacatur of the judgment entered against him (see, CPLR 317; Nicolosi v Sleuth Sec. Sys., 247 AD2d 521). Bracken, J. P., Altman, Friedmann and Krausman, JJ., concur.