Machani v. Shields

—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 (Clemente, J.), dated September 22, 2000, as denied his motion pursuant to CPLR 511 to transfer venue to Nassau County and, sua sponte, transferred venue to Queens County.

Ordered that on the Court’s own motion, the notice of appeal from so much of the order as, sua sponte, transferred venue to Queens County is treated as an application for leave to appeal, and leave to appeal from that portion of the order is granted (see, CPLR…