Opinion
04-11-2024
Jane WARD, Plaintiff–Appellant, v. The CITY OF NEW YORK, et al., Defendants–Respondents, Caroline Drewes–Pessel, M.D., et al., Defendants.
G. Wesley Simpson PC, Brooklyn (G. Wesley Simpson of counsel), for appellant.
G. Wesley Simpson PC, Brooklyn (G. Wesley Simpson of counsel), for appellant.
Gesmer, J.P., Shulman, Higgitt, Rosado, JJ.
Appeal from order, Supreme Court, New York County (George J. Silver, J.), entered March 23, 2021, which, in this action for medical malpractice, denied plaintiff's motion for a further deposition of defendants Ming Tsai, M.D. and Judith Bautista, M.D., unanimously dismissed, without costs.
Rulings directed to an examination before trial, whether made upon motion papers or not, are not appealable as of right (see Tommy Hilfiger U.S.A. v. Insurance Co. of N. Am., 239 A.D.2d 255, 658 N.Y.S.2d 837 [1st Dept. 1997]). Furthermore, we decline to consider plaintiff's notice of appeal as an application for leave to appeal (CPLR 5701[c]).
Motion to dismiss the appeal, granted.