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
      a district of this court or, if he is not such a resident, that entry is
      authorized in this court, designating the district. 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 in the district  specified,  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.