Ocera v. Solomon

Special Term improvidently granted plaintiffs’ motion for an accelerated trial date based on the advanced age of the defendant. CPLR 3403 (a) (3) requires that the movant demonstrate *629by a showing of unequivocable proof that the anticipated lag in reaching trial is likely to cause unusual hardship. The plaintiffs’ speculative assertion that the defendant will not survive the trial date if the case is heard in the usual order is not supported by medical opinion or testimony. Moreover, the defendant was fully deposed at an examination before trial. The circumstances are not sufficiently unusual…