Case Name: Dime Savings Bank of New York, FSB, Appellant, v. Simone Zangiacomi, Also Known as Simone V. Zangiacomi, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1996-03-04
Citations: 225 A.D.2d 515
Docket Number: 
Parties: Dime Savings Bank of New York, FSB, Appellant, v Simone Zangiacomi, Also Known as Simone V. Zangiacomi, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 225
Pages: 515–515

Head Matter:
Dime Savings Bank of New York, FSB, Appellant, v Simone Zangiacomi, Also Known as Simone V. Zangiacomi, Respondent.
[638 NYS2d 773]

Opinion:
The Supreme Court improvidently exercised its discretion in imposing sanctions against the plaintiffs counsel. The Supreme Court imposed sanctions on the ground that in making an application for a default judgment, counsel failed to comply with the technical requirements of CPLR 3215 (f) and (g) (3). Although the court may have warned counsel in previous unrelated actions about the necessity of complying with these sections, we nevertheless find that such conduct does not amount to "[fjrivolous conduct" as defined by 22 NYCRR 130-1.1 (c). Rosenblatt, J. P., Sullivan, Copertino, Santucci and Goldstein, JJ., concur.