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FILED: BRONX COUNTY CLERK 11/30/2022 06:15 PM INDEX NO. 816525/2021E
NYSCEF DOC. NO. 116 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 11/30/2022
SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
COUNTY OF BRONX
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MARK SONNENSCHEIN and 477 WILLIS AVE LLC :
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Plaintiffs, : Index No. 816525/2021E
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-against- : Mot. Seq. No.: 004
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1986-F&S OF NEW YORK, LTD., and NEW YORK: AFFIRMATION IN SUPPORT OF
DEFERRED EXCHANGE CORPORATION : NEW YORK DEFERRED
: EXCHANGE CORPORATION’S
Defendants. : REQUEST FOR AN
ADJOURNMENT
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HARRIS W. DAVIDSON, ESQ., an attorney duly admitted to practice before the Courts of the
State of New York, hereby affirms the following to be true under penalties of perjury pursuant to CPLR
2106:
1. I am an attorney at the law firm of Rosenberg & Estis, P.C., attorneys for defendant New
York Deferred Exchange Corp. (“NYDEC”). As such, I am fully familiar with the facts and
circumstances set forth below.
2. This affirmation is respectfully submitted in support of NYDEC’s application for an
adjournment of not less than thirty (30) days of the motion for default judgment (“Motion”) of plaintiffs
Mark Sonnenschein and 477 Willis Ave LLC (“Plaintiffs”).
3. Plaintiffs filed the Motion (Mot. Seq. No. 4) on November 17, 2022, and initially made
it returnable in the Motion Support Office, Room 217, on December 8, 2022.
4. The reason for this request is that the issues raised in the Motion will necessarily be
decided by NYDEC’s motion to extend NYDEC’s time to respond to Plaintiffs’ complaint (Mot. Seq.
No. 3), which was filed on November 10, 2022—ten (10) days prior to when Plaintiffs filed the Motion—
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and which is scheduled for oral argument on December 19, 2022, in Part 32 before the Honorable Fidel
E. Gomez.
5. Plaintiffs made the Motion returnable on December 8, 2022, before the first-filed Mot.
Seq. No. 3 is scheduled to be argued on December 19, 2022, in an attempt to dictate the Court’s schedule,
burden the Court with unnecessary motion practice, and force NYDEC to engage in extraneous and time-
consuming litigation.
6. Because the issue underlying the Motion (i.e.,whether NYDEC’s motion to dismiss
Plaintiffs’ complaint should be heard on the merits) will necessarily be decided on December 19, 2022,
when Part 32 conducts oral argument on Mot. Seq. No. 3, it is in the interest of judicial economy to
adjourn the Motion.
7. Further, for the same reason, a short adjournment of the Motion will not prejudice
Plaintiffs.
8. On November 29, 2022, undersigned counsel for NYDEC emailed counsel for Plaintiffs
to request a three-week adjournment of the Motion. Plaintiffs’ counsel initially responded “no problem
Please add 2 weeks for a reply” and undersigned counsel prepared a stipulation in accordance with the
parties’ agreement. However, shortly thereafter Plaintiffs’ counsel changed his mind, stating “We are
not consenting to adjourn any motion”. A copy of the correspondence is annexed hereto as Exhibit A.
9. No prior request for an adjournment of the Motion has been previously made.
10. This request is timely made prior to NYDEC’s current deadline to respond to the Motion,
pursuant to CPLR 2214(b), which is presently December 1, 2022.
11. For the reasons set forth above, an adjournment of not less than thirty (30) days is
respectfully requested.
Dated: New York, New York
November 30, 2022
HARRIS W. DAVIDSON, ESQ.
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EXHIBIT A
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Davidson, Harris W.
From: Gary Rosen
Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2022 4:16 PM
To: Davidson, Harris W.
Cc: joseph@rosenlawllc.com; Pensabene, Michael A.
Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: MARK SONNENSCHEIN et al v. 1986-F&S OF NEW YORK LTD et al /
816525/2021E / Mot. Seq. #4
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We are not consenting to adjourn any motion
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
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NEW YORK OFFICE
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TEL 561-899-9999 | FAX 561-584-6434
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On Tue, Nov 29, 2022 at 3:53 PM Davidson, Harris W. wrote:
Gary,
We’re not seeking to adjourn motion sequence 3 and Plaintiffs timely submitted their opposition yesterday.
Thanks,
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Harris
Harris W. Davidson
. T: +1 (212) 551-8403
hdavidson@rosenbergestis.com
733 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017
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From: Gary Rosen
Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2022 3:44 PM
To: Davidson, Harris W.
Cc: joseph@rosenlawllc.com; Pensabene, Michael A.
Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: MARK SONNENSCHEIN et al v. 1986-F&S OF NEW YORK LTD et al / 816525/2021E / Mot.
Seq. #4
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Need to adjourn both motion sequence 3 and 4 to January 4, 2023
Please revise stip
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
WWW.ROSENLAWLLC.COM
NEW YORK OFFICE
216 LAKEVILLE ROAD | GREAT NECK | NEW YORK 11020
TEL 516-437-3400 | FAX 516-334-3000
FLORIDA OFFICE
500 VILLAGE SQUARE CROSSING, SUITE 101 | PALM BEACH GARDENS | FLORIDA 33410
TEL 561-899-9999 | FAX 561-584-6434
GARY ROSEN, ESQ. | NY, FL, NJ, PA, GA | grosen@rosenlawllc.com
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JARED ROSEN, ESQ. | NY, FL, NJ | jared@rosenlawllc.com
JAIME ROSEN, ESQ. | NY, FL, NJ, CT | jaime@rosenlawllc.com
MICHAEL J. NOONAN, ESQ. | NY | mnoonan@rosenlawllc.com
JOSEPH G. NOONAN, ESQ. | NY | joseph@rosenlawllc.com
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On Tue, Nov 29, 2022 at 3:27 PM Davidson, Harris W. wrote:
Thank you, Gary.
The proposed stip is attached. If those dates work please countersign and return to me so I can eFile.
Harris W. Davidson
. T: +1 (212) 551-8403
hdavidson@rosenbergestis.com
733 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017
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From: Gary Rosen
Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2022 3:19 PM
To: Davidson, Harris W.
Cc: joseph@rosenlawllc.com; Pensabene, Michael A.
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: MARK SONNENSCHEIN et al v. 1986-F&S OF NEW YORK LTD et al / 816525/2021E / Mot. Seq.
#4
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no problem
Please add 2 weeks for a reply
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
WWW.ROSENLAWLLC.COM
NEW YORK OFFICE
216 LAKEVILLE ROAD | GREAT NECK | NEW YORK 11020
TEL 516-437-3400 | FAX 516-334-3000
FLORIDA OFFICE
500 VILLAGE SQUARE CROSSING, SUITE 101 | PALM BEACH GARDENS | FLORIDA 33410
TEL 561-899-9999 | FAX 561-584-6434
GARY ROSEN, ESQ. | NY, FL, NJ, PA, GA | grosen@rosenlawllc.com
JARED ROSEN, ESQ. | NY, FL, NJ | jared@rosenlawllc.com
JAIME ROSEN, ESQ. | NY, FL, NJ, CT | jaime@rosenlawllc.com
MICHAEL J. NOONAN, ESQ. | NY | mnoonan@rosenlawllc.com
JOSEPH G. NOONAN, ESQ. | NY | joseph@rosenlawllc.com
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE
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individual or entity addressed on this email. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any reliance on the contents of this information is strictly
prohibited, and that the documents should be returned to this firm immediately. In this regard, if you have received this email in error, please notify us by email
at grosen@rosenlawllc.com immediately so that we can arrange the return of the documents.
On Tue, Nov 29, 2022 at 3:12 PM Davidson, Harris W. wrote:
Gary,
Please advise if you will consent to adjourning your motion (Mot. Seq. #4) for three weeks to December 29. If so, I
will prepare the stip.
Thanks,
Harris
Harris W. Davidson
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hdavidson@rosenbergestis.com
733 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017
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