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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

NYCHA Coney Island Houses v. Ramos, 41 Misc. 3d 702 (2013)

Citation
NYCHA Coney Island Houses v. Ramos, 41 Misc. 3d 702 (2013)
Parent Document
NYCHA Coney Island Houses v. Ramos, 41 Misc. 3d 702 (2013)
Jurisdiction
New York (state)
Effective Date
2013-09-16

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A party may amend or supplement its pleadings by leave of the court, which shall be freely given (CPLR 3025 [b]). Public policy favors resolution of cases on their merits.1 “Courts have broad discretion to grant relief from pleading defaults where the moving party’s claim or defense is meritorious, the default was not willful, and the other party is not prejudiced”2 and the exercise of that discretion will not be overturned absent a showing that the facts supporting the amendment do not support the purported claim or claims.3