Legal Opinion
Fortress Credit Opportunities v. Netschi
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 17, 2009PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Ira Gammerman, J.H.O.), entered September 12, 2008, which denied defendant’s motion pursuant to CPLR 2201 to stay the proceedings pending the conclusion of related criminal proceedings, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
The motion court appropriately exercised its discretion in denying the motion for a stay of the action and a stay of discovery pending federal criminal investigation of defendant. The assertion of the privilege against self-incrimination is an insufficient basis for precluding discovery (see Access Capital v DeCicco, 302 AD2d 48, 52-53…
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