Case Name: Reginald San Clemente, Appellant, v. Hercules NY Advertising, Inc., et al., Respondents
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2002-01-10
Citations: 290 A.D.2d 263
Docket Number: 
Parties: Reginald San Clemente, Appellant, v Hercules NY Advertising, Inc., et al., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 290
Pages: 263–263

Head Matter:
Reginald San Clemente, Appellant, v Hercules NY Advertising, Inc., et al., Respondents.
[735 NYS2d 767]

Opinion:
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Milton Tingling, J.), entered May 10, 2001, which denied plaintiff's motion for a default judgment, unanimously reversed, on the law and the facts, without costs, unless defendants pay plaintiff $100 within 30 days of service of a copy of this order with notice of entry, in which event the order is affirmed, without costs.
A default judgment is unwarranted in view of the lack of prejudice to plaintiff, defendants' showing of a meritorious defense and the short delay in serving an answer. However, we impose a penalty of $100 in view of defendants' weak showing with respect to the cause of delay. Concur — Nardelli, J.P., Andidas, Saxe, Sullivan and Rubin, JJ.