Legal Opinion
Rann v. Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 11, 2005PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In a proceeding, inter ália, pursuant to CPLR 3102 (c) to obtain pre-action disclosure, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the Long Island Rail Road appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Kitzes, J.), dated January 20, 2005, which granted the application.
Ordered that the order is reversed, on the facts and as a matter of discretion, with costs, the application is denied, and the proceeding is dismissed.
The Supreme Court improvidently exercised its discretion in *587granting the petitioner’s application for pre-action disclosure because, inter alia, the discovery…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Stewart v. New York City Transit AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- In re Houlihan-ParnesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
- Toal v. Staten Island University HospitalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
- Stanco v. SteinbergAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
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