Case Name: Carl E. Person et al., Appellants, v. Michael A. Einhorn, Respondent, et al., Defendants
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2007-10-04
Citations: 44 A.D.3d 363
Docket Number: 
Parties: Carl E. Person et al., Appellants, v Michael A. Einhorn, Respondent, et al., Defendants.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 44
Pages: 363–363

Head Matter:
Carl E. Person et al., Appellants, v Michael A. Einhorn, Respondent, et al., Defendants.
[841 NYS2d 869]

Opinion:
Appeal from order, Supreme Court, New York County (Richard B. Lowe, III, J.), entered March 2, 2006, which sua sponte dismissed the complaint upon defendant Michael Einhorn's motion, pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (2), to dismiss the second cause of action as to plaintiff Carl Person only and to stay the action pending arbitration, unanimously dismissed, without costs.
There is no right of appeal from an order entered sua sponte (Sholes v Meagher, 100 NY2d 333 [2003]). The proper procedure should have been for the plaintiff to move to vacate the order and appealed as of right if that motion was denied (CPLR 5701 [a] [3]). Given questions surrounding the status of the arbitration hearing, this procedure ensures that the appeal will be made on a suitable record after counsel have had an opportunity to be heard (Davidson v Regan Fund Mgt. Ltd., 15 AD3d 172 [2005]). Concur—Mazzarelli, J.P., Sullivan, Sweeny, Malone and Kavanagh, JJ.