Sachs v. Adeli

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Eileen Bransten, J.), entered June 10, 2013, which, insofar as appealed from as limited by the briefs, granted plaintiffs motion to confirm the special referee’s report recommending an award of attorneys’ fees to plaintiff from defendant Katayone Adeli in the amount of $838,874, unanimously affirmed, with costs.

Although it appears that the referee engaged in a deliberative process by directing that one attorney from California appear in person to testify at an attorney’s fees hearing, but permitting two other attorneys to testify by videoconference, the…