N.Y. New York City Civil Court Act § 1810-a: Limitation on right to resort to commercial claims procedures

§ 1810-A. Limitation on right to resort to commercial claims

procedures. If the clerk shall find that the procedures of the

commercial claims part are sought to be utilized by a claimant for

purposes of oppression or harassment, as where a claimant has previously

resorted to such procedures on the same claim and has been unsuccessful

after the hearing thereon, the clerk may in his discretion compel the

claimant to make application to the court for leave to prosecute the

claim in the commercial claims part. The court upon such application

may inquire into the circumstances and, if it shall find that the claim

has already been adjudicated, or that the claim is sought to be brought

on solely for purposes of oppression or harassment and not under color

of right, it may make an order denying the claimant the use of the

commercial claims part to prosecute the claim.