Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York March 11, 1996 (Carcione v. County of Suffolk)

To obtain summary judgment, the movant must make a prima facie showing of entitlement to judgment as a matter of law by tendering sufficient evidence to demonstrate the absence of a material issue of fact (see, Alvarez v Prospect Hosp., 68 NY2d 320, 324). The defendant County of Suffolk did not make such a showing. Ritter, J. P., Thompson, Pizzuto and Hart, JJ., concur.