Cornier v. Massanova

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendant appeals, as limited by his brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Partnow, J.), dated March 21, 2006, as denied that branch of his motion which was to stay all proceedings in the action pursuant to CPLR 2201 during the pendency of a criminal prosecution.

Ordered that the order is reversed insofar as appealed from, with costs, and that branch of the defendant’s motion which was to stay all proceedings in the action pursuant to CPLR 2201 during the pendency of the criminal prosecution is granted.

Unde…