Scirica v. Colantonio

*572Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Melvin L. Schweitzer, J.), entered April 4, 2013, which, to the extent appealed from as limited by the briefs, granted defendants’ motion to vacate orders of the same court and Justice, entered December 7, 2012 and March 6, 2013, dismissing defendants’ counterclaims and granting plaintiffs’ motion to strike defendants’ answer based on defendants’ failure to appear at a compliance conference scheduled for December 6, 2012, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The uncontested facts establish that defendants’ counsel was disbarred during the pendency of this…