Schaeffer v. Schaeffer

—In an action for a divorce and ancillary relief, the defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Rigler, J.), dated December 12, 2000, which, inter alia, granted the plaintiff’s motion to impose a sanction upon him pursuant to 22 NYCRR 130-1.1.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

The sanctions provisions of 22 NYCRR 130-1.1 are designed, among other things, to limit the prevalence of frivolous and harassing behavior. Thus, the rule provides that conduct is frivolous if “(2) it is undertaken primarily to delay or prolong the resolution of the litigation, or…