Section 1403. Confession of judgment


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  • The  provisions  of  CPLR  § 3218, relating to judgment by confession,
      shall be applicable in  this  court  where  the  relief  for  which  the
      judgment  is  confessed  is  within  the  jurisdiction  of  this  court,
      provided, with reference to paragraph one of  subdivision  (a)  of  said
      section,  that the affidavit specify that the defendant is a resident of
      the city or, if he is not such a resident, that entry is  authorized  in
      this  court.  If  such  additional requirements are fulfilled, the words
      "clerk of the county" as used in subdivision (b) of said  section  shall
      be  deemed  a  reference  to  the  clerk of this court, and the judgment
      confessed shall be entered in this court and shall be enforcible in  the
      same  manner and with the same effect as a judgment in an action in this
      court.