In re the Estate of Ettinger

OPINION OF THE COURT

John B. Riordan, J.

This is a motion by the proponent of the will for a protective order (CPLR 3103) denying the potential objectants’ demands *317for the production by the estate of medical authorizations on the grounds that the demand is inappropriate and unauthorized at the present stage of the proceeding. The will is dated November 25, 2003.

Abraham Ettinger died on February 28, 2004, a widower with no children. He was survived by his sisters, Libby and Anna, and the three children of his predeceased sister, Sara: William, Marvin and Sheila. Petitioner, Bernice Schmier, a…