Kayumova v. Kaja

2025 NY Slip Op 31074(U)

• Court: New York Supreme Court, Kings County
• Decided: April 2, 2025
• Docket: Index No. 511974/2023
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

Kayumova v Kaja 2025 NY Slip Op 31074(U) April 2, 2025 Supreme Court, Kings County Docket Number: Index No. 511974/2023 Judge: Anne J. Swern 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. FILED: KINGS COUNTY CLERK 04/02/2025 12:11 PM INDEX NO. 511974/2023 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 139 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 04/02/2025

At an IAS Trial Term, Part 75 of the Supreme Court ofthe State of New York, Kings County, at the Courthouselocated at 360Ada:rns Street, Brooklyn, New Yorkoh the 2 nd day ofApril 2025. · PRESENT: HON,ANNEJ.SWERN,J.8.C.

NASIBAKAYUMOVA, DECISION & ORDER Index No.: 511974/2023 Plaintiff,, Motion Seq.: 003, 004, 005, -against- ()06

BESARTA KAJA, ARIF KAJA, PETER ROTONDI, CaL No.: 17 OLGAM. FRENKEL, MUHAMMAD A. BARLAS; JOSEPHMELLUSI,H, SHAHBOZ HALIMOVAND Return Date: 2/13/25 "JOHN DOE" NAME OF OPERATOR OF VEHICLE UNKNOWN;

Defendants.

.Recitation ofthe fol! owing papers as required by CPLR 2219(a): Papers Numbered MS 3 DefendantBatlas' Notice of Mption, Affirmation, Affidavits and Exhibits (NYSCEF 67-78) ..................... ;; ................................. l, 2 Plaintiff's Affirmation and Exhibits in Opposition (NYSCEF 80-84) ...... ".; ....... 3 ·Reply.Affirmation (N"'YSCEF 120) ....................·; .......................................................4

MS 4 Plaintiff's Notice of Motion, Affirmation, Affidavits and Exhibits(NYSCEF 85.,94) ........................................................ 5, 6 Defendant Rotondi'sA:ffirmation a:nd Exhibits in Opposition (NYSCEF 114-116) ......................................... ,........ 7

MS·S Defendant Kaja'sNotice.ofMotion, Affirmation, Affidavits andExhibits{NYSCEF 95-103) ........................ ,...... ,................... ;,.8, 9 Plaintiff's Affirmation anq Exhibits in Opposition (NYSCEF 121-123) .. ~ ........ 10

MS 6 Defendant Frankel,sNotice of Cross-Motion, Affinnatfon, Affidavits.and Exhibits (NYSCEF 104-113) ......... ,..... ,........... 11, 12 Defendant Rotondi 's Affirtnation and Exhibits in Opposition (NYSCEF 124-'12(5} ..................................... ,.; ............ .13 Reply Affirmati9n and Exhibits (NYSCEF 13 2-13 5}......... ,............................. '. .. 14

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Upon theforegoing-papers and afterjoint oral argument on all motions, the decision and

order of the Court is ds follows:

This is an action for personal injuries· arising out of a multi-vehicle accident. The

affidavits ofFrenkel, Kaja, Barlas and Rotondi submitted iu support of their•respective motions

for·summary judgment establish that their vehicles were stopped.at a redlightwhen the Halimov

Vehicle traveling at a high rate. of speed· side-'sWiped Frenkel, pushing her into· Batlas. Then,

Halimov struck Rotondi in the rear caus:ing a chain collision between Rotondi and Kaja. The

damage to HalimoV's vehicle corroboratesdefendan:ts'version of the facts (NYSCEF 91, p.3}.

Plaintiff's motion pursuant to CPLR §2221 (MS 004)

Plaintiff's motion for an order pursuant to CPLR § 2221 [alto rentw and reargue this

Court's . prior . order dated 9/19/2.024 granting summary judgment .· ·. to defendant Peter RotondLis

denied. After careful consideration; the Court adheres to its decision and order granting

summary judgment to Rotondi.

The "new" Barlas' affidavit submitted in support of his motion does not Warrant a change

.in the ·court's prior decision (CPLR § 2221 [e]; Singhv Weisberg, 178 AD3d 873, 874 [2d Dept.

2019]). At the time of the accident, plaintiffwas a passenger in the Hamilov vehicle, For the

reasons discussed below, plaintiff's affidavit submitted in opposition to the Rotondi 's underlying

motion does not establish a question offact as to· liability.

A motion pursuant to CPLR § 2221 is not a second chance to repeat a prior factual

presentation (see Singh v Avis Rent~,4--Car Sys., Inc., 119 AD3d 768, 771 [2d Dept. 2014]).

Plaintiff's ce>ntinued, reliance arr her affidavit submittedjn the underlying mo ti.on is misplaced.

The Courl previously. fi:nmd that plaintiff's affidavit was patently contradictory. to her deposi Hon

testimony that she did npt see the Rotondi vehicle· {l.t ariy time before the

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accident(NYSCEF 37, 7-13}. Plaintiff's affidavitthat Rotondi 1rn1de an unsafe lane change

causing the accident was a feigned, and possibly perjurious, attempt designed to avoid the

consequences of her earlier deposition testimony that she did not see how the accident happened

because she was looking at her phone (NYSCEF 111, p.33) (Zhu v Natale, l 31 AD3d 607, 608

[2d Dept.20151).

Barias, Kaia and Frankel's motions pursuanfCPLR § 3212 (MS 003 , 005 & 006)

Based.on the foregoing, defendants Barias, Kaja and Frankel's motions for summary

judgment dismissing plaintiff's complaint and all cross claims are granted; Plaintiff's affidavit

does not establish a question for fact as to liability.

Accordingly, itis hereby

ORDERED that defendant BARLAS' :motion for an order putsuanfto CPLR § 3212

granting summary judgment and dismissing the complaint and all cross claims is granted (MS

003 ), and it is further

ORDERED that plaintiff's motjon for an order pursuant to CPLR §2221 [a] to reargue

this Court's order dated9/19/2024 and thereafter deny defendant Rotondi's motion for summary

judgment is denied (MS 004), and it is further

ORDERED that defendant KAJA'S motion foran order pursuant to CPLR § 3212

granting summflry judgment and dismissing the complaint and all cross claims is granted (MS

005), and it is further

ORDERED that defendant FJIBNKEL'SJnotion for. ai1 order pursuantJo CPLR § 3212

granting summary judgment and dismissing the complaint and all cross claims is granted (MS

006); and it is further

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This constitutes the decision and order of the Court.

ENTER:

Hon.::1i J. S rn, J.S.C. For Clerks use only: Date: ; /2025 MG _ _ MD _ _

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