Hodes v. City of New York

OPINION OF THE COURT

Milonas, J.

Plaintiff commenced this action for personal injuries, false arrest and malicious prosecution in 1984. Defendants denied liability, and motion practice and disclosure then ensued. On September 8, 1988, plaintiff filed her note of issue and certificate of readiness, which stated that discovery had been completed. A pretrial conference was scheduled for May 8, 1990. Thereafter, on March 22, 1990, plaintiff served a notice to admit pursuant to CPLR 3123 (a) in which she sought the admission by defendants of the genuineness of numerous documents and the truthfulness…