Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York November 15, 2017, 2015-06689 (Stevens v. Law Office of Blank & Star, PLLC)

In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for legal malpractice, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Edwards, J.), dated May 15, 2015, which denied his motion for leave to enter a default judgment against the defendant and granted the defendant’s cross motion pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) to dismiss the complaint.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.