State Farm Indem. Co. v. Adult Health NP NYC P.C.

2026 NY Slip Op 30631(U)
CourtNew York Supreme Court, New York County
DecidedFebruary 18, 2026
DocketIndex No. 159154/2024
StatusUnpublished
AuthorKathleen Waterman-Marshall

This text of 2026 NY Slip Op 30631(U) (State Farm Indem. Co. v. Adult Health NP NYC P.C.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering New York Supreme Court, New York County primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook
State Farm Indem. Co. v. Adult Health NP NYC P.C., 2026 NY Slip Op 30631(U) (N.Y. Super. Ct. 2026).

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State Farm Indem. Co. v Adult Health NP NYC P.C. 2026 NY Slip Op 30631(U) February 18, 2026 Supreme Court, New York County Docket Number: Index No. 159154/2024 Judge: Kathleen Waterman-Marshall 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.1591542024.NEW_YORK.001.LBLX000_TO.html[03/05/2026 3:45:33 PM] FILED: NEW YORK COUNTY CLERK 02/20/2026 02:09 PM INDEX NO. 159154/2024 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 100 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 02/19/2026

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK NEW YORK COUNTY PRESENT: HON. KATHLEEN WATERMAN-MARSHALL PART 31 Justice ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------X INDEX NO. 159154/2024 STATE FARM INDEMNITY COMPANY, MOTION DATE 05/22/2025 Plaintiff, MOTION SEQ. NO. 001 -v- ADULT HEALTH NP NYC P.C.,ADVANCED LIFE SERVICES INC.,ANDREW ADLERSTEIN DC, ANJANI SINHA MEDICAL P.C.,AV CHEMISTS LLC,ATLANTIC MEDICAL & DIAGNOSTICS P.C.,BRIGHTON REHAB PT, CENTURION MIDTOWN ANESTHESIA PLLC,CLINTON MEDICAL OFFICE P.C.,CORONA CHIROPRACTIC HEALTH SERVICES P.C.,CORONA PHARMACY RX INC.,DIAGNOSTIC ASSESMENT CHIROPRACTIC P.C.,DK PAIN MEDICINE P.C.,EDX MEDICAL SUPPLY, INC.,ETMC PHARMACY INC.,EZ TRIBORO SERVICES INC.,FRANKLIN SQUARE SERVICES INC.,GRAND AVENUE SERVICES INC.,HOME PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT SERVICES P.C.,HYGGE MEDICAL SUPPLIES CORP., DECISION + ORDER ON MANALAPAN SURGERY CENTER INC.,MEDEX MOTION DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT CENTER LLC,MEDICAL MRI P.C.,MICHAEL YURYEV DO, NY MED ORTHO INC.,OPAM OSAFRADU MD, PRECISION ANESTHESIA ASSOCIATES OF NEW JERSEY LLC,QUALITY SERVICE LAB INC.,SOUTH SHORE OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE P.C.,THERAPY ZONE RENTALS INC.,UPTOWN HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT INC. D/B/A AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER OF EAST TREMONT MEDICAL CENTER, YUNGI MED SUPPLY CORP., ZATOR MEDICAL SUPPLIES CORP., RAFAEL ALMANZAR-MARTINEZ, FELICIANO RODRIGUEZ

Defendant. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------X

The following e-filed documents, listed by NYSCEF document number (Motion 001) 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96 were read on this motion to/for JUDGMENT - DEFAULT .

Upon the foregoing documents, plaintiff’s motion for entry of a judgment is granted in part.

Background This action arises out of claims for reimbursement of medical treatment under no-fault benefits relating to an alleged motor vehicle accident that occurred on October 5, 2023, involving defendants Rafael Almanzar-Martinez (“Martinez”) and Feliciano Rodriguez (“Rodriguez”). In this action, plaintiff seeks a declaratory judgment that it is not required to pay Martinez’s or Rodriguez’s medical expenses 159154/2024 STATE FARM INDEMNITY COMPANY vs. ADULT HEALTH NP NYC P.C. ET AL Page 1 of 5 Motion No. 001

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because Martinez made a material misrepresentation when he procured the policy regarding his primary residence and the primary garage location of the insured vehicle, and an investigation uncovered that the alleged injuries did not arise from an insured accident.

Plaintiff now moves for a default judgment, pursuant to CPLR § 3215, as against defendants Advanced Life Services Inc., Anjani Sinha Medical P.C., AV Chemists LLC, Atlantic Medical & Diagnostics P.C., Centurion Midtown Anesthesia PLLC, Clinton Medical Office P.C., Corona Pharmacy Rx Inc., Dk Pain Medicine P.C., Edx Medical Supply, Inc., Etmc Pharmacy Inc., Ez Triboro Services Inc., Franklin Square Services Inc., Grand Avenue Services Inc., Medex Diagnostic and Treatment Center LLC, Medical MRI P.C., NY Med Ortho Inc., Precision Anesthesia Associates Of New Jersey LLC, Quality Service Lab Inc., Therapy Zone Rentals Inc., Uptown Healthcare Management Inc. d/b/a Ambulatory Surgery Center of East Tremont Medical Center, Yungi Med Supply Corp., Zator Medical Supplies Corp., and Rodriguez (collectively, the “Defaulting Defendants”), and Adult Health NP NYC P.C. Plaintiff also seeks an order, pursuant to CPLR §306-b, granting plaintiff an extension of time to serve Martinez and Andrew Adlerstein DC.

After plaintiff filed the instant motion, plaintiff discontinued this action as against defendant Adult Health NP NYC P.C. (NYSCEF Doc. No. 82).

Defendant Clinton Medical Office P.C. filed a late answer to the complaint (NYSCEF Doc. No. 83), and subsequently filed its opposition. In opposition, Clinton Medical Office P.C. argues that the motion should be denied because it was served via the Secretary of State and, as such, should be permitted to defend itself in this action, pursuant to CPLR § 317, as it did not personally receive notice of the summons in time to file a timely answer. Clinton Medical Office P.C. also contends that it has a reasonable excuse in that its delay was “short” and plaintiff cannot claim prejudice as a result thereof. Additionally, Clinton Medical Office P.C. cross-moves for an order, pursuant to CPLR § 3012(d), compelling the acceptance of a its untimely answer.

Yungi Med Supply Corp. also opposes the motion and cross-moves for an order, pursuant to CPLR§ 3012(d) and/or § 2004, granting it an extension of time to answer the complaint. In opposition, counsel for Yungi Med Supply Corp. asserts, inter alia, that the Court should excuse Yungi Med Supply Corp.’s delay because the firm filed a timely answer in this action on behalf of defendants Home Physician Assistant Services P.C., Hygge Medical Supplies Corp., and Manalapan Surgery Center Inc. before Yungi Med Supply Corp. became a client.

Discussion CPLR § 3215(a) provides that a plaintiff may obtain a default judgment when a defendant has failed to appear or plead. The plaintiff must provide proof of service of the summons and complaint, proof of the underlying facts constituting the claim, and proof of default (CPLR § 3215[f]; see also Bigio v Gooding, 213 AD3d 480 [1st Dept 2023] [to demonstrate facts constituting a claim, “movant need only proffer proof sufficient” to enable court to determine existence of “a viable cause of action”]; Bank of New York Mellon v Roten, 181 AD3d 549, 550 [2d Dept 2020]). Where a default judgment is sought against a corporate-defendant served with the summons and complaint via the Secretary of State, the plaintiff must also demonstrate service on the corporate-defendant via mail “at its last known address at least twenty days before the entry of judgment” pursuant to CPLR § 3215(g)(4).

“CPLR 3012(d) provides that a court has the discretionary power to extend the time to plead, or to compel acceptance of an untimely pleading ‘upon such terms as may be just,’ provided that there is a showing of a reasonable excuse for the delay (U.S. Bank N.A. v Barker Project LLC, 220 AD3d 588, 588- 89 [1st Dept 2023]). The court must consider “the length of the delay, the excuse offered, the extent to

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which the delay was willful, the possibility of prejudice to adverse parties, and the potential merits of any defense” (Emigrant Bank v Rosabianca, 156 AD3d 468, 472-73 [1st Dept 2017]).

Clinton Medical Office P.C. claims that it did not receive notice in time to answer the complaint.

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