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LEAD NOTE:

CAN A MOTION TO DISMISS UNDER CPLR 3211 CIRCUMVENT THE TIME LIMIT ON THE MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT UNDER CPLR 3212?

NEW LAWS:

• Enforcement Exemption for Judgment Debtor's Principal Residence Is Raised from $10,000 to $50,000

SPECIAL NOTE :

• Successor Corporation, While Substantively Responsible for Predecessor's Acts, Is Not Subject to Longarm Jurisdiction That Predecessor Would Have Faced

GENERAL PRACTICE:

• Index Number Paid on Pre-Action Disclosure Application Doesn't Serve for Commencement of Action Itself
• If Fee Is Paid and Number Assigned, Does Failure to Include Number on Summons and Complaint Undo Jurisdiction?
• When Assigned Claims Arise from Numerous Separate Events, Failure to Sever Is Abuse of Discretion
• Defendant Seeking Stay Because of Military Service Has Burden to Show That the Service Precludes Participation in Action
• Clerk's Failure to File Order of Attachment Makes State Liable
• Expert's Article Addresses Election Law Proceedings

BACKLOG ITEMS:

• Supreme Court Transfer Down Does Not Automatically Establish Civil Court's Subject Matter Jurisdiction
• Mere Registration Procedure for Sister-State Judgment Is Not Available If Judgment Was Entered on Default
• Absence of Letter of Engagement Again Forfeits Fee