Basile v. Wiggs

In an action to recover damages for defamation, the plaintiff appeals, as limited by his brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Jacobson, J.), dated May 9, 2012, as granted the defendant’s cross motion to consolidate two actions, both entitled Basile v Wiggs, pending in the same court under index Nos. 17689/10 and 9974/11, respectively, and to change the venue of the consolidated action from Kings County to Westchester County.

Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, without costs or disbursements.

The plaintiff contends that the Supreme Court…