Kleinser v. Astarita

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Judith J. Gische, *598J.), entered December 9, 2008, which, in an action for legal malpractice, granted plaintiffs motion to join additional parties, unanimously affirmed, with costs.

Plaintiff pro se served an amended complaint without leave of the court in which he named as additional defendants four partners of the law firm that had represented him in the underlying action. Defendants moved to dismiss the amended complaint on the ground that the newly added partners had no connection with the underlying action or contact with plaintiff. The motion court,…