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Resnick v. Schwarzkopf

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jun 12, 2007
41 A.D.3d 573 (N.Y. App. Div. 2007)

Opinion

No. 2006-11559.

June 12, 2007.

In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for personal injuries, injury to property, and emotional distress, the defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Cozzens, Jr., J.), dated October 18, 2006, which denied his motion pursuant to CPLR 3126 to dismiss the complaint.

Before: Schmidt, J.P., Krausman, Goldstein, Covello and Angiolillo, JJ.


Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

"[T]he drastic remedy of striking a pleading pursuant to CPLR 3126 for failure to comply with court-ordered disclosure should be granted only where the conduct of the party is shown to be willful and contumacious" ( Russo v Tolchin, 35 AD3d 431, 434; see Prappas v Papadatos, 38 AD3d 871; Jenkins v City of New York, 13 AD3d 342, 343). The Supreme Court providently exercised its discretion in declining to dismiss the complaint since the plaintiff substantially, albeit tardily, provided the requested disclosure, and her conduct was not willful and contumacious ( see Maw son v Historic Props., LLC, 30 AD3d 480; Lombardo v St. Francis Hosp. Rehabilitation Servs., 16 AD3d 385).


Summaries of

Resnick v. Schwarzkopf

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jun 12, 2007
41 A.D.3d 573 (N.Y. App. Div. 2007)
Case details for

Resnick v. Schwarzkopf

Case Details

Full title:DONNA RESNICK, Respondent, v. HARRY SCHWARZKOPF, Appellant

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Jun 12, 2007

Citations

41 A.D.3d 573 (N.Y. App. Div. 2007)
2007 N.Y. Slip Op. 5249
836 N.Y.S.2d 415

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