Case Name: Alfred Schneider, Appellant, v. Cookson America, Inc., Doing Business as Alphametals, Respondent and Third-Party Plaintiff. Thermo-O-Disc, Inc., Third-Party Defendant-Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1999-12-30
Citations: 267 A.D.2d 998
Docket Number: 
Parties: Alfred Schneider, Appellant, v Cookson America, Inc., Doing Business as Alphametals, Respondent and Third-Party Plaintiff. Thermo-O-Disc, Inc., Third-Party Defendant-Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 267
Pages: 998–998

Head Matter:
Alfred Schneider, Appellant, v Cookson America, Inc., Doing Business as Alphametals, Respondent and Third-Party Plaintiff. Thermo-O-Disc, Inc., Third-Party Defendant-Respondent.
[700 NYS2d 886]

Opinion:
—Order unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: Supreme Court did not abuse its discretion in granting defendant's motion to dismiss the complaint based on plaintiff's failure to file a note of issue and statement of readiness pursuant to defendant's demand or to comply with the court's scheduling order. In response to the motion, plaintiff failed to offer a reasonable excuse for the failure to file the note of issue and failed to submit an affidavit of merit (see, Geise v Wetherill, 238 AD2d 952, 952-953; Jaeger v Spina, 224 AD2d 951, 952; cf., Feeney v Benderson Dev. Corp., 255 AD2d 965, 966). A plaintiff proceeding pro se is not excused from the requirement of submitting an affidavit of merit (see, Yule v Comerford, 140 AD2d 981, 982). (Appeal from Order of Supreme Court, Monroe County, Galloway, J. — Dismiss Pleading.) Present — Pine, J. P., Hayes, Wisner, Pigott, Jr., and Scudder, JJ.