DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY v. New York City Environmental Control Board, et al., Defendants. (2025)

Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Naita A. Semaj, J.), entered on or about November 25, 2024, which denied defendant Donovan March's motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint on the ground that plaintiff lacked standing to foreclose the subject mortgage, unanimously affirmed, without costs.  Order, same court and Justice, entered on or about April 7, 2025, which granted plaintiff's renewed motion for summary judgment on its complaint, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

In commencing this mortgage foreclosure action, plaintiff attached to the summons and complaint copies of the indorsed-in-blank note and associated mortgage, as well as a copy of the relevant assignment.  Contrary to defendant's contentions, plaintiff's filing of these documents with the complaint was sufficient to establish its standing to maintain the action (see Mortgage Stanley Private Bank, N.A. v. Ceccarelli, 210 A.D.3d 478, 479, 178 N.Y.S.3d 28 [1st Dept. 2022];  Bank of N.Y. Mellon v. Knowles, 151 A.D.3d 596, 596–597, 57 N.Y.S.3d 473 [1st Dept. 2017]).

We have considered defendant's remaining arguments and find them unavailing.