In re the Estate of Astor

OPINION OF THE COURT

Anthony A. Scarping, Jr., S.

In these three probate proceedings in the estate of Brooke *402Russell Aster, (1) Anthony D. Marshall moves for an order protecting him from the production of documents; (2) the New York Public Library and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, two charitable beneficiaries under the decedent’s wills, oppose the motion; (3) Robert Morgenthau, the District Attorney of New York County, takes no position with respect to the motion but submits an affirmation to clarify and address certain issues; (4) JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Howard A. Levine, Esq., the…