In re the Estate of Tortora

In a proceeding, inter alia, for judicial authorization to compromise and settle an action to recover damages for personal injuries and wrongful death, and to preclude the father of the decedent from sharing in the distribution of the proceeds of the settlement, the father appeals from an order of the Surrogate’s Court, Nassau County (Riordan, S.), dated September 24, 2009, which denied his motion pursuant to CELR 3124 to compel the decedent’s mother to respond to his outstanding discovery demands, or pursuant to CELR 3126 to preclude the mother *1106from testifying at trial and/or to strike the…