Ortiz v. New York City Health

In a medical malpractice action, the defendants appeal, as limited by their brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County, dated December 6, 1978, as (1) directed the defendants to comply with a prior disclosure order of the same court, dated July 27, 1978, (2) deemed the plaintiff’s application to strike defendants’ answer "granted without further notice” in the event the defendants fail to comply with the disclosure order, and (3) directed the defendants to appear at Special Term on a date certain for discovery. Order modified by (1) adding to the second decretal…