LANG v. Sushama Karmarkar, appellant. (2008)

In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for medical malpractice, etc., the defendant Sushama Karmarkar appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Cullen, J.), entered July 11, 2007, which denied her motion pursuant to CPLR 3211(a)(8) to dismiss the complaint insofar as asserted against her for lack of personal jurisdiction, with leave to renew upon the completion of discovery.

ORDERED that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, and the appellant's motion pursuant to CPLR 3211(a)(8) to dismiss the complaint insofar as asserted against her for lack of personal jurisdiction is granted.

 Where a defendant moves to dismiss the complaint pursuant to CPLR 3211(a)(8) on the ground of lack of personal jurisdiction, a plaintiff “need only make a prima facie showing” that such jurisdiction exists (Cornely v. Dynamic HVAC Supply, LLC, 44 A.D.3d 986, 986, 845 N.Y.S.2d 797;  see Alden Personnel, Inc. v. David, 38 A.D.3d 697, 698, 833 N.Y.S.2d 136;  Opticare Acquisition Corp. v. Castillo, 25 A.D.3d 238, 243, 806 N.Y.S.2d 84;  see also Ingraham v. Carroll, 90 N.Y.2d 592, 597-599, 665 N.Y.S.2d 10, 687 N.E.2d 1293).   Here, the plaintiffs, who contended that the Supreme Court could exercise long-arm jurisdiction over the appellant pursuant to CPLR 302(a)(3), failed to make such a showing (see O'Brien v. Hackensack Univ. Med. Ctr., 305 A.D.2d 199, 201-202, 760 N.Y.S.2d 425;  Carte v. Parkoff, 152 A.D.2d 615, 616, 543 N.Y.S.2d 718;  Hermann v. Sharon Hosp., 135 A.D.2d 682, 683, 522 N.Y.S.2d 581).   Furthermore, the plaintiffs failed to establish that further discovery was warranted with respect to that issue (see CPLR 3211 [d];  Roldan v. Dexter Folder Co., 178 A.D.2d 589, 590, 577 N.Y.S.2d 483).   Under these circumstances, the Supreme Court should have granted the appellant's motion.