Frisch v. Abdelhak

In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for libel and slander, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Jones, J.), dated February 1, 2000, which granted the defendant’s motion to vacate an order of the same court, dated December 16, 1998, which, upon the defendant’s default in opposing his motion to compel certain discovery pursuant to CPLR 3124, directed that the answer be stricken unless the defendant provided certain discovery within 20 days.

Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, the motion is denied, the order dated December 16,…