Hertz Vehs., LLC v A & R Med. Supply Corp. 2026 NY Slip Op 30992(U) March 16, 2026 Supreme Court, New York County Docket Number: Index No. 160066/2024 Judge: Emily Morales-Minerva Cases posted with a "30000" identifier, i.e., 2013 NY Slip Op 30001(U), are republished from various New York State and local government sources, including the New York State Unified Court System's eCourts Service. This opinion is uncorrected and not selected for official publication.
file:///LRB-ALB-FS1/Vol1/ecourts/Process/covers/NYSUP.1600662024.NEW_YORK.001.LBLX000_TO.html[03/24/2026 3:45:45 PM] FILED: NEW YORK COUNTY CLERK 03/17/2026 11:59 AM INDEX NO. 160066/2024 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 62 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 03/16/2026
SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK NEW YORK COUNTY PRESENT: HON. EMILY MORALES-MINERVA PART 42M Justice --------------------------------------------------------X INDEX NO. 160066/2024 HERTZ VEHICLES, LLC, MOTION DATE 07/17/2025 Plaintiff, MOTION SEQ. NO. _ _ _0:....c0_1_ _ -V-
A AND R MEDICAL SUPPLY CORP., ABOHUSSEIN PT, P.C.,ACE MED SUPPLIES INC.,ARTE MEDICAL PRIMARY CARE, P.C.,ATLANTIC MEDICAL & DIAGNOSTIC, P.C.,BALANCED CHANNELS ACUPUNCTURE, P.C.,BL PAIN MANAGEMENT, PLLC,BORISCO, INC.,FLEXMED SUPPLY, INC.,FRESH POND PHARMACY, INC.,GOOD HANDS CHIROPRACTIC, P.C.,H B D RX, INC.,NEWYORK SURGERY CENTER QUEENS, LLC,NORTH STREET MEDICAL, P.C.,NY BALANCE ACUPUNCTURE, DECISION + ORDER ON P.C.,ORTHO CHOICE, INC.,PULSE MEDICAL CARE, MOTION P.C.,QUANTUM DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES, INC.,QUEENS RADIOLOGY IMAGING, P.C.,STAND-UP MRI OF THE BRONX, P.C.,TARGET MEDICAL SUPPLY, INC.,TITAN DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING SERVICES, INC.,VIOTEK MED SUPPLIES, INC.,W JOSEPH GORUM MD P.C.,WALMED EQUIPMENT, LLC,ANA TORRES, ELIEZER DIAZ, JORGE DIAZ
Defendants. --------------------------·----·--------------·--- -X
The following e-filed documents, listed by NYSCEF document number (Motion 001) 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44,45,46,47,48,49,50, 51,52,53, 54,55,56, 57 were read on this motion to/for JUDGMENT - DEFAULT
APPEARANCES:
Gallo Vitucci Klar LLP, New York, NY (Michael Edward Tomsky, Esq., of counsel), for plaintiff.
EMILY MORALES-MINERVA, J.S.C.
In this action seeking a declaratory judgment, plaintiff
HERTZ VEHICLES, LLC moves, by notice of motion (sequence number
001), pursuant to CPLR § 3215, for an order granting it a
default judgment against defendants ABOHUSSEIN PT, P.C., 160066/2024 HERTZ VEHICLES, LLC vs. A AND R MEDICAL SUPPLY CORP. ET AL Page 1 of6 Motion No. 001
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ATLANTIC MEDICAL & DIAGNOSTIC, P.C., BALANCED CHANNELS
ACUPUNCTURE, P.C., BL PAIN MANAGEMENT, PLLC, BORISCO, INC.,
FRESH POND PHARMACY, INC., GOOD HAND CHIROPRACTIC, P.C., H B D
RX INC., NEW YORK SURGERY CENTER QUEENS, LLC, NORTH STREET
MEDICAL, P.C., NY BALANCE ACUPUNCTURE, P.C., ORTHO CHOICE, INC.,
PULSE MEDICAL CARE, P.C., QUANTUM DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES, INC.,
QUEENS RADIOLOGY IMAGING, P.C., STAND-UP MRI OF THE BRONX, P.C.,
TARGET MEDICAL SUPPLY, INC., TITAN DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING SERVICES,
INC., W JOSEPH GORUM MD P.C., WALMED EQUIPMENT, LLC, ANA TORRES
and JORGE DIAZ.
When a defendant fails "to appear, plead or proceed to
trial of an action reached and called for trial, or when the
court orders a dismissal for any other neglect to proceed, the
plaintiff may seek a default judgment against [the defendant]"
(CPLR § 3215 [a]). To establish entitlement to a default
judgment, plaintiff must file (1) proof it served defendant with
the summons and complaint, and (2) "proof of the facts
constituting the claim, the default, and the amount due . by
affidavit made by the party" (see CPLR § 3215 [f]; see also
Woodson v Mendon Leasing Corp., 100 NY2d 62, 70 [2003]
[providing that "an applicant for a default judgment [must] file
'proof by affidavit made by the party of the facts constituting
the claim'"]; 231st Riverdale LLC v 7 Star Home Furniture Inc.,
160066/2024 HERTZ VEHICLES, LLC vs. A AND R MEDICAL SUPPLY CORP. ET AL Page2of6 Motion No. 001
[* 2] 2 of 6 FILED: NEW YORK COUNTY CLERK 03/17/2026 11:59 AM INDEX NO. 160066/2024 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 62 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 03/16/2026
198 AD3d 524, 525 [1st Dept 2021]; Feffer v Malpeso, 210 AD2d 60
[1st Dept 1994]) .
Here, plaintiff demonstrates its entitlement to entry of a
default judgment against defendants ABOHUSSEIN PT, P.C.,
FRESH POND PHARMACY, INC., GOOD HAND CHIROPRACTIC, P.C., H B D
MEDICAL, P.C., NY BALANCE ACUPUNCTURE, P.C., ORTHO CHOICE, INC.,
QUEENS RADIOLOGY IMAGING, P.C., STAND-UP MRI OF THE BRONX, P.C.,
TARGET MEDICAL SUPPLY, INC., TITAN DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING SERVICES,
INC., W JOSEPH GORUM MD P.C., WALMED EQUIPMENT, LLC, ANA TORRES
and JORGE DIAZ. Plaintiff submits, among other things, the
affirmations of service; the affirmation of additional mailing;
the affirmation of Aimee Corum, no-fault claims adjuster; and an
attorney affirmation (see CPLR § 3215 [f]; see also Licurgo-
Villar v Samouha, 227 AD3d 619, 620 [1st Dept 2024]; Guzetti v
City of New York, 32 AD3d 234 [1st Dept 2006]).
Accordingly, it is hereby
ORDERED that plaintiff's motion (seq. no. 001) for a
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FRESH POND PHARMACY, INC., GOOD HAND CHIROPRACTIC, P.C., H B D
MEDICAL, P.C., NY BALANCE ACUPUNCTURE, P.C., ORTHO CHOICE, INC.,
QUEENS RADIOLOGY IMAGING, P.C., STAND-UP MRI OF THE BRONX, P.C.,
TARGET MEDICAL SUPPLY, INC., TITAN DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING SERVICES,
INC., W JOSEPH GORUM MD P.C., WALMED EQUIPMENT, LLC, ANA TORRES
and JORGE DIAZ is granted; it is further
ORDERED that the Clerk of Court is directed to enter
judgment in favor of plaintiff HERTZ VEHICLES, LLC and against
defendants ABOHUSSEIN PT, P.C., ATLANTIC MEDICAL & DIAGNOSTIC,
P.C., BALANCED CHANNELS ACUPUNCTURE, P.C., BL PAIN MANAGEMENT,
PLLC, BORISCO, INC., FRESH POND PHARMACY, INC., GOOD HAND
CHIROPRACTIC, P.C., H B D RX INC., NEW YORK SURGERY CENTER
QUEENS, LLC, NORTH STREET MEDICAL, P.C., NY BALANCE ACUPUNCTURE,
P.C., ORTHO CHOICE, INC., PULSE MEDICAL CARE, P.C., QUANTUM
DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES, INC., QUEENS RADIOLOGY IMAGING, P.C.,
STAND-UP MRI OF THE BRONX, P.C., TARGET MEDICAL SUPPLY, INC.,
TITAN DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING SERVICES, INC., W JOSEPH GORUM MD P.C.,
WALMED EQUIPMENT, LLC, ANA TORRES and JORGE DIAZ; it is further
ORDERED and ADJUDGED that plaintiff HERTZ VEHICLES, LLC is
not obligated to honor or pay any current or future claims from
defendants ABOHUSSEIN PT, P.C., ATLANTIC MEDICAL & DIAGNOSTIC,
P.C., BALANCED CHANNELS ACUPUNCTURE, P.C., BL PAIN MANAGEMENT,
160066/2024 HERTZ VEHICLES, LLC vs. A AND R MEDICAL SUPPLY CORP. ET AL Page4of6 Motion No. 001
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QUEENS, LLC, NORTH STREET MEDICAL, P.C., NY BALANCE ACUPUNCTURE,
STAND-UP MRI OF THE BRONX, P.C., TARGET MEDICAL SUPPLY, INC.,
TITAN DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING SERVICES, INC., W JOSEPH GORUM MD P.C.,
WALMED EQUIPMENT, LLC, ANA TORRES and JORGE DIAZ pursuant to
claim number 1M01M013754806; it is further
ORDERED that, within twenty days from the date of this
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Hertz Vehs., LLC v A & R Med. Supply Corp. 2026 NY Slip Op 30992(U) March 16, 2026 Supreme Court, New York County Docket Number: Index No. 160066/2024 Judge: Emily Morales-Minerva Cases posted with a "30000" identifier, i.e., 2013 NY Slip Op 30001(U), are republished from various New York State and local government sources, including the New York State Unified Court System's eCourts Service. This opinion is uncorrected and not selected for official publication.
file:///LRB-ALB-FS1/Vol1/ecourts/Process/covers/NYSUP.1600662024.NEW_YORK.001.LBLX000_TO.html[03/24/2026 3:45:45 PM] FILED: NEW YORK COUNTY CLERK 03/17/2026 11:59 AM INDEX NO. 160066/2024 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 62 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 03/16/2026
SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK NEW YORK COUNTY PRESENT: HON. EMILY MORALES-MINERVA PART 42M Justice --------------------------------------------------------X INDEX NO. 160066/2024 HERTZ VEHICLES, LLC, MOTION DATE 07/17/2025 Plaintiff, MOTION SEQ. NO. _ _ _0:....c0_1_ _ -V-
A AND R MEDICAL SUPPLY CORP., ABOHUSSEIN PT, P.C.,ACE MED SUPPLIES INC.,ARTE MEDICAL PRIMARY CARE, P.C.,ATLANTIC MEDICAL & DIAGNOSTIC, P.C.,BALANCED CHANNELS ACUPUNCTURE, P.C.,BL PAIN MANAGEMENT, PLLC,BORISCO, INC.,FLEXMED SUPPLY, INC.,FRESH POND PHARMACY, INC.,GOOD HANDS CHIROPRACTIC, P.C.,H B D RX, INC.,NEWYORK SURGERY CENTER QUEENS, LLC,NORTH STREET MEDICAL, P.C.,NY BALANCE ACUPUNCTURE, DECISION + ORDER ON P.C.,ORTHO CHOICE, INC.,PULSE MEDICAL CARE, MOTION P.C.,QUANTUM DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES, INC.,QUEENS RADIOLOGY IMAGING, P.C.,STAND-UP MRI OF THE BRONX, P.C.,TARGET MEDICAL SUPPLY, INC.,TITAN DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING SERVICES, INC.,VIOTEK MED SUPPLIES, INC.,W JOSEPH GORUM MD P.C.,WALMED EQUIPMENT, LLC,ANA TORRES, ELIEZER DIAZ, JORGE DIAZ
Defendants. --------------------------·----·--------------·--- -X
The following e-filed documents, listed by NYSCEF document number (Motion 001) 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44,45,46,47,48,49,50, 51,52,53, 54,55,56, 57 were read on this motion to/for JUDGMENT - DEFAULT
APPEARANCES:
Gallo Vitucci Klar LLP, New York, NY (Michael Edward Tomsky, Esq., of counsel), for plaintiff.
EMILY MORALES-MINERVA, J.S.C.
In this action seeking a declaratory judgment, plaintiff
HERTZ VEHICLES, LLC moves, by notice of motion (sequence number
001), pursuant to CPLR § 3215, for an order granting it a
default judgment against defendants ABOHUSSEIN PT, P.C., 160066/2024 HERTZ VEHICLES, LLC vs. A AND R MEDICAL SUPPLY CORP. ET AL Page 1 of6 Motion No. 001
[* 1] 1 of 6 FILED: NEW YORK COUNTY CLERK 03/17/2026 11:59 AM INDEX NO. 160066/2024 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 62 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 03/16/2026
ATLANTIC MEDICAL & DIAGNOSTIC, P.C., BALANCED CHANNELS
ACUPUNCTURE, P.C., BL PAIN MANAGEMENT, PLLC, BORISCO, INC.,
FRESH POND PHARMACY, INC., GOOD HAND CHIROPRACTIC, P.C., H B D
RX INC., NEW YORK SURGERY CENTER QUEENS, LLC, NORTH STREET
MEDICAL, P.C., NY BALANCE ACUPUNCTURE, P.C., ORTHO CHOICE, INC.,
PULSE MEDICAL CARE, P.C., QUANTUM DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES, INC.,
QUEENS RADIOLOGY IMAGING, P.C., STAND-UP MRI OF THE BRONX, P.C.,
TARGET MEDICAL SUPPLY, INC., TITAN DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING SERVICES,
INC., W JOSEPH GORUM MD P.C., WALMED EQUIPMENT, LLC, ANA TORRES
and JORGE DIAZ.
When a defendant fails "to appear, plead or proceed to
trial of an action reached and called for trial, or when the
court orders a dismissal for any other neglect to proceed, the
plaintiff may seek a default judgment against [the defendant]"
(CPLR § 3215 [a]). To establish entitlement to a default
judgment, plaintiff must file (1) proof it served defendant with
the summons and complaint, and (2) "proof of the facts
constituting the claim, the default, and the amount due . by
affidavit made by the party" (see CPLR § 3215 [f]; see also
Woodson v Mendon Leasing Corp., 100 NY2d 62, 70 [2003]
[providing that "an applicant for a default judgment [must] file
'proof by affidavit made by the party of the facts constituting
the claim'"]; 231st Riverdale LLC v 7 Star Home Furniture Inc.,
160066/2024 HERTZ VEHICLES, LLC vs. A AND R MEDICAL SUPPLY CORP. ET AL Page2of6 Motion No. 001
[* 2] 2 of 6 FILED: NEW YORK COUNTY CLERK 03/17/2026 11:59 AM INDEX NO. 160066/2024 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 62 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 03/16/2026
198 AD3d 524, 525 [1st Dept 2021]; Feffer v Malpeso, 210 AD2d 60
[1st Dept 1994]) .
Here, plaintiff demonstrates its entitlement to entry of a
default judgment against defendants ABOHUSSEIN PT, P.C.,
FRESH POND PHARMACY, INC., GOOD HAND CHIROPRACTIC, P.C., H B D
MEDICAL, P.C., NY BALANCE ACUPUNCTURE, P.C., ORTHO CHOICE, INC.,
QUEENS RADIOLOGY IMAGING, P.C., STAND-UP MRI OF THE BRONX, P.C.,
TARGET MEDICAL SUPPLY, INC., TITAN DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING SERVICES,
INC., W JOSEPH GORUM MD P.C., WALMED EQUIPMENT, LLC, ANA TORRES
and JORGE DIAZ. Plaintiff submits, among other things, the
affirmations of service; the affirmation of additional mailing;
the affirmation of Aimee Corum, no-fault claims adjuster; and an
attorney affirmation (see CPLR § 3215 [f]; see also Licurgo-
Villar v Samouha, 227 AD3d 619, 620 [1st Dept 2024]; Guzetti v
City of New York, 32 AD3d 234 [1st Dept 2006]).
Accordingly, it is hereby
ORDERED that plaintiff's motion (seq. no. 001) for a
160066/2024 HERTZ VEHICLES, LLC vs. A AND R MEDICAL SUPPLY CORP. ET AL Page 3 of6 Motion No. 001
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FRESH POND PHARMACY, INC., GOOD HAND CHIROPRACTIC, P.C., H B D
MEDICAL, P.C., NY BALANCE ACUPUNCTURE, P.C., ORTHO CHOICE, INC.,
QUEENS RADIOLOGY IMAGING, P.C., STAND-UP MRI OF THE BRONX, P.C.,
TARGET MEDICAL SUPPLY, INC., TITAN DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING SERVICES,
INC., W JOSEPH GORUM MD P.C., WALMED EQUIPMENT, LLC, ANA TORRES
and JORGE DIAZ is granted; it is further
ORDERED that the Clerk of Court is directed to enter
judgment in favor of plaintiff HERTZ VEHICLES, LLC and against
defendants ABOHUSSEIN PT, P.C., ATLANTIC MEDICAL & DIAGNOSTIC,
P.C., BALANCED CHANNELS ACUPUNCTURE, P.C., BL PAIN MANAGEMENT,
PLLC, BORISCO, INC., FRESH POND PHARMACY, INC., GOOD HAND
CHIROPRACTIC, P.C., H B D RX INC., NEW YORK SURGERY CENTER
QUEENS, LLC, NORTH STREET MEDICAL, P.C., NY BALANCE ACUPUNCTURE,
P.C., ORTHO CHOICE, INC., PULSE MEDICAL CARE, P.C., QUANTUM
DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES, INC., QUEENS RADIOLOGY IMAGING, P.C.,
STAND-UP MRI OF THE BRONX, P.C., TARGET MEDICAL SUPPLY, INC.,
TITAN DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING SERVICES, INC., W JOSEPH GORUM MD P.C.,
WALMED EQUIPMENT, LLC, ANA TORRES and JORGE DIAZ; it is further
ORDERED and ADJUDGED that plaintiff HERTZ VEHICLES, LLC is
not obligated to honor or pay any current or future claims from
defendants ABOHUSSEIN PT, P.C., ATLANTIC MEDICAL & DIAGNOSTIC,
P.C., BALANCED CHANNELS ACUPUNCTURE, P.C., BL PAIN MANAGEMENT,
160066/2024 HERTZ VEHICLES, LLC vs. A AND R MEDICAL SUPPLY CORP. ET AL Page4of6 Motion No. 001
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QUEENS, LLC, NORTH STREET MEDICAL, P.C., NY BALANCE ACUPUNCTURE,
STAND-UP MRI OF THE BRONX, P.C., TARGET MEDICAL SUPPLY, INC.,
TITAN DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING SERVICES, INC., W JOSEPH GORUM MD P.C.,
WALMED EQUIPMENT, LLC, ANA TORRES and JORGE DIAZ pursuant to
claim number 1M01M013754806; it is further
ORDERED that, within twenty days from the date of this
decision and order, plaintiff shall serve a copy of this order,
with notice of entry, on defendants ABOHUSSEIN PT, P.C.,
FRESH POND PHARMACY, INC., GOOD HAND CHIROPRACTIC, P.C., H B D
MEDICAL, P.C., NY BALANCE ACUPUNCTURE, P.C., ORTHO CHOICE, INC.,
QUEENS RADIOLOGY IMAGING, P.C., STAND-UP MRI OF THE BRONX, P.C.,
TARGET MEDICAL SUPPLY, INC., TITAN DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING SERVICES,
INC., W JOSEPH GORUM MD P.C., WALMED EQUIPMENT, LLC, ANA TORRES
and JORGE DIAZ, as well as on the Clerk of the Court, who shall
enter judgment accordingly; and it is further
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ORDERED that the Clerk of Court shall mark the file
accordingly.
3/16/2026 DATE CHECK ONE: CASE DISPOSED NON-FINAL DISPOSITION
GRANTED □ DENIED GRANTED IN PART □ OTHER APPLICATION: SETTLE ORDER SUBMIT ORDER
CHECK IF APPROPRIATE: INCLUDES TRANSFER/REASSIGN FIDUCIARY APPOINTMENT □ REFERENCE
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