Bernholc v. Kitain

—In an action to recover damages for defamation, the defendants appeal (1) from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Parga, J.), dated December 21, 2000, which denied their motion pursuant to 22 .NYCRR 216.1 and CPLR 3103 (a) to seal the record and prohibit the plaintiff from disclosing to any third party information relating to their internal peer review and quality management procedures, and (2), as limited by their brief, from so much of an order of the same court dated February 27, 2001, as, in effect, upon reargument, granted their motion for a protective and sealing order only…