Case Name: Constantine Pappas, Appellant, v. Saatchi and Saatchi Company et al., Respondents
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1996-05-02
Citations: 227 A.D.2d 109
Docket Number: 
Parties: Constantine Pappas, Appellant, v Saatchi and Saatchi Company et al., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 227
Pages: 109–109

Head Matter:
Constantine Pappas, Appellant, v Saatchi and Saatchi Company et al., Respondents.
[641 NYS2d 657]

Opinion:
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Joan Lobis, J.), entered April 5, 1995, which denied plaintiffs motion for renewal of defendant AC & R Advertising, Inc.'s prior successful motion to dismiss the complaint for lack of personal jurisdiction, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
The IAS Court did not improvidently exercise its discretion in denying plaintiffs motion to renew, where such motion was based upon the belated and inconclusive affidavit of the process server. Plaintiff has failed to establish that he could not, with the exercise of due diligence, have obtained the affidavit of the process server at an earlier date since he was aware of the allegation of defective service as early as December, 1991. Where a party fails to offer a valid excuse for not submitting the additional facts upon the original application, renewal should be denied (Foley v Roche, 68 AD2d 558, 568). Even were the belatedly tendered affidavit of the process server to be considered, it is inconclusive and fails to rebut defendant's prior submissions. The building security guard who was served stated he was not authorized to accept process on behalf of any person or corporation. Concur — Murphy, P. J., Milonas, Williams, Tom and Mazzarelli, JJ.