| Irwin Mtge. Corp. v Devis |
| 2010 NY Slip Op 03070 [72 AD3d 743] |
| April 13, 2010 |
| Appellate Division, Second Department |
| Irwin Mortgage Corporation, Respondent, v Carline Devis,Appellant, et al., Defendants. |
—[*1] Rosicki, Rosicki & Associates, P.C., Plainview, N.Y. (Edward Rugino of counsel), forrespondent.
In an action to foreclose a mortgage, the defendant Carline Devis appeals from an order ofthe Supreme Court, Kings County (Hurkin-Torres, J.), entered January 29, 2009, which, interalia, denied her motion to vacate a judgment of foreclosure and sale of the same court datedMarch 14, 2008, entered upon her failure to appear or answer.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The process server's affidavit of service constituted prima facie evidence of proper serviceupon the appellant pursuant to CPLR 308 (4), and her unsubstantiated denials of receipt of thesummons and complaint were insufficient to rebut that showing (see SFR Funding, Inc. v Studio FiftyCorp., 36 AD3d 604, 605 [2007]; see Galarza v Saddle Cove Assoc., LLC, 22 AD3d 523 [2005]; General Motors Acceptance Corp. v GradeA Auto Body, Inc., 21 AD3d 447 [2005]; Carrenard v Mass, 11 AD3d 501 [2004]; Matter of Hanover Ins. Co. v CannonExpress Corp., 1 AD3d 358 [2003]). Accordingly, the appellant's motion to vacate thedefault judgment entered against her was properly denied without a hearing (see 96Pierrepont v Mauro, 304 AD2d 631 [2003]; Sardar v Birra, 287 AD2d 446 [2001]).
Even if the appellant's motion were treated as one made pursuant to CPLR 317 or CPLR5015 (a) (1) (see Eugene Di Lorenzo, Inc. v A.C. Dutton Lbr. Co., 67 NY2d 138, 143[1986]; Mann-Tell Realty Corp. v Cappadora Realty Corp., 184 AD2d 497, 498 [1992]),she failed to demonstrate either that she did not receive notice of the action in time to defend, orthe existence of a meritorious defense (see Taylor v Saal, 4 AD3d 467 [2004]; Dominguez v Carioscia, 1 AD3d396, 397 [2003]; 96 Pierrepont v Mauro, 304 AD2d 631 [2003]; Waldon vPlotkin, 303 AD2d 581 [2003]; Ralph DiMaio Woodworking Co. v Ameribuild Constr.Mgt., 300 AD2d 558, 559 [2002]; Incorporated Vil. of Hempstead v Jablonsky, 283AD2d 553 [2001]; Genway Corp. v Elgut, 177 AD2d 467 [1991]).
Contrary to the appellant's remaining contention regarding the plaintiff's lack of compliancewith RPAPL 1304, there is no evidence in the record that the subject mortgage was a subprimemortgage, or otherwise was subject to the requirements of RPAPL 1304. Dillon, J.P., Balkin,Dickerson and Lott, JJ., concur.