Valentino v. Romero

—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendant Cesar Romero appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Winick, J.), dated December 8, 1997, which granted the motion of the defendants Jeffrey Santangelo and Rex Art Manufacturing Corp. and the plaintiff’s cross motion to strike his answer for failure to appear at a court-ordered examination before trial unless he appeared for a deposition on January 20, 1998.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with one bill of costs payable to the respondents appearing separately and filing separate briefs.

The Supreme…