Mendelson v. Szczupak

In an action to recover damages for defamation, the defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Jones, J.), entered October 24, 1991, which granted the plaintiff’s motion for a protective order pursuant to CPLR 3103 (a) and 3042 (a).

Ordered that the order is modified, as a matter of discretion, by deleting those provisions of the order which granted those branches of the plaintiff’s motion which were for a protective order pursuant to CPLR 3103 (a) vacating a notice for discovery and inspection and limiting a notice to take deposition, and those branches of the…