Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York October 25, 2011 (101 Maiden Lane Realty Co. v. Tran Han Ho)

In affirming the Civil Court’s denial of the motion to vacate the final judgment pursuant to CELR 5015 (a) (3), the Appellate Term held the issue of the validity of the lease has been “firmly and finally resolved in prior litigation,” including an order by this Court affirming the dismissal of a plenary action challenging the validity of the lease on grounds of res judicata and collateral