`NYSCEF DOC. NO. 15
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`INDEX NO. 615041/2021
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`RECEIVED NYSCEF: 03/04/2022
`
`OF THE STATE
`SUPREME
`COURT
`OF SUFFOLK
`COUNTY
`------------------------------
`SEAN O'CONNOR,
`
`-----
`
`OF NEW YORK
`
`X
`
`Plaintiff,
`
`-against-
`
`ELISA
`IRVOLINO,
`and SUBURBAN
`RESEARCH,
`
`INC.,
`
`TOWN OF ISLIP,
`DEVELOPMENT
`HOUSING
`
`&
`
`-----------------
`
`Defendants.
`-------------------------------X
`
`AFFIRMATION
`IN SUPPORT
`
`Index
`
`No.:
`
`615041/2021
`
`MICHAEL
`
`J. FAMIGLIETTI,
`
`ESQ.,
`
`an attorney
`
`duly
`
`admitted
`
`to practice
`
`law before
`
`the
`
`Courts
`
`of
`
`the State
`
`of New York,
`
`hereby
`
`affirms
`
`the following
`
`to be true
`
`under
`
`penalties
`
`of
`
`perjury:
`
`1.
`
`I am a nieniber
`
`of
`
`the law firm ROSENBERG
`
`& GLUCK,
`
`LLP,
`
`attorneys
`
`of
`
`record
`
`for
`
`the Plaintiff
`
`herein,
`
`and
`
`I am fully
`
`familiar
`
`with
`
`the
`
`facts
`
`and
`
`circumstances
`
`hereinafter
`
`set
`
`forth.
`
`2.
`
`This
`
`Affirmation
`
`is submitted
`
`in support
`
`of
`
`the within
`
`motion
`
`seeking
`
`an Order
`
`of
`
`SUBURBAN
`
`the Court
`
`directing
`
`a default
`
`judgment
`
`be
`
`issued
`
`against
`
`Defendant
`
`HOUSING
`
`DEVELOPMENT
`
`& RESEARCH,
`
`INC.
`
`(hereinafter
`
`"SUBURBAN")
`
`upon
`
`the
`
`ground
`
`that
`
`Defendant
`
`SUBURBAN
`
`failed
`
`to appear
`
`and/or
`
`answer
`
`the Summons
`
`and Complaiñt
`
`of Plaintiff
`
`heretofore
`
`served
`
`in this matter;
`
`setting
`
`this matter
`
`down
`
`for
`
`an inquest
`
`as to damages;
`
`and
`
`for
`
`such
`
`other
`
`and
`
`further
`
`relief
`
`as this Court
`
`deems
`
`just
`
`and proper.
`
`FACTUAL
`
`AND PROCEDURAL
`
`HISTORY
`
`3.
`
`This
`
`is an action
`
`wherein
`
`Plaintiff
`
`sustained
`
`serious
`
`personal
`
`injury
`
`on August
`
`2020
`
`as a result
`
`of
`
`a motor
`
`vehicle
`
`collision.
`
`As
`
`is detailed
`
`more
`
`fully
`
`in Plaintiff's
`
`Affidavit
`
`6,
`
`in
`
`1 of 5
`
`
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`FILED: SUFFOLK COUNTY CLERK 03/04/2022 03:20 PM
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`Support,
`
`annexed
`
`hereto
`
`as EXHIBIT
`
`A, Plaintiff
`
`was
`
`operating
`
`his
`
`vehicle
`
`eastbound
`
`on Huron
`
`Drive
`
`and was
`
`proceeding
`
`through
`
`its
`
`intersection
`
`with
`
`Brooklyn
`
`Boulevard
`
`when
`
`the vehicle
`
`of
`
`Defendant
`
`ELISA
`
`IRVOLINO,
`
`travelling
`
`northbound
`
`on
`
`Brooklyn
`
`Boulevard,
`
`abruptly
`
`and
`
`without
`
`warning
`
`proceeded
`
`through
`
`the
`
`stop
`
`sign
`
`controlling
`
`her
`
`direction
`
`of
`
`travel,
`
`striking
`
`Plaintiff's
`
`vehicle.
`
`Plaintiff
`
`has
`
`reason
`
`to believe
`
`the
`
`collision
`
`was
`
`caused,
`
`in part,
`
`by Defendant
`
`SUBURBAN's
`
`failure
`
`to
`
`remove
`
`foliage/vegetative
`
`growth
`
`which
`
`obscured
`
`the
`
`stop
`
`sign
`
`controlling
`
`Defenda
`
`t ELISA
`
`IRVOLINO's
`
`direction
`
`of
`
`travel.
`
`The
`
`foliage/vegetative
`
`growth
`
`emanates
`
`from
`
`a tree
`
`on Defendant
`
`SUBURBAN's
`
`property.
`
`Annexed
`
`hereto
`
`as EXHIBIT
`
`B is
`
`the police
`
`accident
`
`report
`
`of
`
`the instant
`
`collision.
`
`In the accident
`
`description,
`
`the responding
`
`officer
`
`notes
`
`"the
`
`undersigned
`
`observed
`
`heavy
`
`foliage
`
`obstructing
`
`the stop
`
`sign."
`
`(EXHIBIT
`
`B).
`
`4.
`
`This
`
`action
`
`was
`
`commenced
`
`on or about
`
`August
`
`5, 2021. A copy
`
`of
`
`the Summons
`
`and
`
`Complaint
`
`is
`
`annexed
`
`hereto
`
`as EXHIBIT
`
`C. On
`
`August
`
`11,
`
`2021,
`
`Plaintiff
`
`caused
`
`the
`
`Summons
`
`and Complaint
`
`to be served
`
`upon
`
`Defendant
`
`SURBURBAN
`
`via
`
`the New York
`
`State
`
`Secretary
`
`of State. A copy
`
`of
`
`the
`
`affidavit
`
`of
`
`service
`
`on Defendant
`
`SURBURBAN
`
`via Secretary
`
`of State
`
`is annexed
`
`hereto
`
`as EXHIBIT
`
`D.
`
`5.
`
`On January
`
`14, 2022,
`
`letters,
`
`together
`
`with
`
`a copy
`
`of
`
`the Summons
`
`and Corñplaint
`
`were
`
`forwarded
`
`by Regular
`
`
`and Certified
`
`
`Return
`
`Receipt
`
`Requested
`
`to Defendant
`
`at
`
`1365
`
`Brooklyn
`
`in default
`
`Boulevard,
`
`Bay
`
`Shore,
`
`New York,
`
`11706
`
`advising
`
`that Defendant
`
`was
`
`and
`
`requesting
`
`it
`
`answer
`
`and/or
`
`appear
`
`in
`
`the
`
`within
`
`action.
`
`A copy
`
`of
`
`this
`
`letter
`
`and
`
`envelope/documentation
`
`is annexed
`
`hereto
`
`as EXHIBIT
`
`E. Delivery
`
`of
`
`these
`
`letters
`
`was
`
`attempted
`
`but
`
`unsuccessful
`
`and
`
`returned
`
`to sender.
`
`6.
`
`On January
`
`25,
`
`2022,
`
`letters,
`
`together
`
`with
`
`a copy
`
`of
`
`the Summons
`
`and Coraplaint
`
`were
`
`forwarded
`
`by Regular
`
`
`and Certified
`
`
`Return
`
`Receipt
`
`Requested
`
`to Defendant
`
`at
`
`2 of 5
`
`
`
`FILED: SUFFOLK COUNTY CLERK 03/04/2022 03:20 PM
`NYSCEF DOC. NO. 15
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`INDEX NO. 615041/2021
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`RECEIVED NYSCEF: 03/04/2022
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`P.O. BOX 252,
`
`Islip,
`
`New York,
`
`11951
`
`advising
`
`that Defendant
`
`was
`
`in default
`
`and
`
`requesting
`
`answer
`
`and/or
`
`appear
`
`in the within
`
`action.
`
`A copy
`
`of
`
`this
`
`letter
`
`and
`
`envelope/documentation
`
`it
`
`is
`
`annexed
`
`hereto
`
`as EXHIBIT
`
`F. Delivery
`
`of
`
`these
`
`letters
`
`was
`
`attempted
`
`but
`
`unsuccessful
`
`and
`
`returned
`
`to sender
`
`as "attempted
`
`- not
`
`known"
`
`and
`
`"unable
`
`to
`
`forward."
`
`Notably,
`
`the
`
`address
`
`for
`
`of process
`
`service
`
`for Defendant,
`
`as per
`
`the Secretary
`
`of Service,
`
`is P.O. Box
`
`252,
`
`Islip, New York,
`
`11951.
`
`The
`
`aforementioned
`
`zip
`
`code
`
`is incorrect.
`
`Indeed,
`
`the
`
`zip
`
`code
`
`11951
`
`is a Mastic
`
`Beach
`
`zip
`
`code
`
`as opposed
`
`to an Islip
`
`zip
`
`code.
`
`7.
`
`Thus,
`
`on February
`
`17,
`
`2022,
`
`letters,
`
`together
`
`with
`
`a copy
`
`of
`
`the Summons
`
`and
`
`Complaint
`
`were
`
`forwarded
`
`by Regular
`
`
`and Certified
`
`
`Return
`
`Receipt
`
`Requested
`
`to P.O.
`
`was
`
`in default
`
`Box
`
`252,
`
`Islip, New York,
`
`11751
`
`advising
`
`that Defendant
`
`and requesting
`
`it answer
`
`and/or
`
`appear
`
`in the within
`
`action.
`
`A copy
`
`of
`
`this
`
`letter
`
`and
`
`envelope/documentation
`
`is annexed
`
`hereto
`
`as EXHIBIT
`
`G. Although
`
`the
`
`aforementioned
`
`letters
`
`were
`
`sent
`
`to the
`
`correct
`
`zip
`
`code,
`
`delivery
`
`of
`
`these
`
`letters
`
`was
`
`attempted
`
`but
`
`unsuccessful
`
`and returned
`
`to sender
`
`as "not
`
`deliverable
`
`addressed"
`
`as
`
`and
`
`"unable
`
`to
`
`forward."
`
`and/or
`
`appear
`
`in the within
`
`8.
`
`Defendant
`
`has
`
`failed,
`
`refused
`
`and
`
`neglected
`
`to answer
`
`action
`
`although
`
`the time
`
`for
`
`said Defendant
`
`to do so has long
`
`since
`
`expired.
`
`Plaintiff
`
`is desirous
`
`of
`
`proceeding
`
`with
`
`this matter.
`
`9.
`
`In
`
`view
`
`of
`
`the
`
`foregoing,
`
`it
`
`is
`
`respectfully
`
`requested
`
`this
`
`Court
`
`issue
`
`a default
`
`judgment
`
`against
`
`Defendant
`
`SUBURBAN
`
`for
`
`its willful
`
`and
`
`deliberate
`
`failure
`
`to appear
`
`and/or
`
`answer
`
`Plaintiff's
`
`complaint.
`
`3 of 5
`
`
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`WHEREFORE,
`
`it
`
`is respectfully
`
`requested
`
`this Court
`
`issue
`
`an Order
`
`granting
`
`Plaintiff
`
`judgment
`
`on default
`
`against
`
`Defendant
`
`SUBURBAN;
`
`and setting
`
`this matter
`
`down
`
`for
`
`an inquest,
`
`together
`
`with
`
`such
`
`other
`
`and
`
`further
`
`relief
`
`as this Court
`
`deems
`
`just
`
`and proper.
`
`DATED:
`
`Holtsville,
`March
`
`New York
`4, 2022
`
`MICHAEL
`
`J.''
`
`AMIG
`
`ETT
`
`,
`
`SQ.
`
`4 of 5
`
`
`
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