Legal Opinion

Matter of Johnson v. Union Bank of Switzerland, AG

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided May 4, 2017No. 150457/16 3929N 3928PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Geoffrey D. Wright, J.), entered on or about August 24, 2016, which denied petitioners’ motion pursuant to CPLR 3102 (c) for pre-action disclosure, unanimously affirmed, with costs. Order, same court and Justice, entered November 29, 2016, which, upon reargument, adhered to the determination on the original motion, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Supreme Court properly exercised its discretion in denying petitioners’ motion for pre-action discovery on the ground that, while the motion was pending, petitioners commenced an action, i.e., filed a…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Holzman v. Manhattan & Bronx Surface Transit Operating AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  2. Bishop v. Stevenson Common Assoc., L.P.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  3. Goldstein v. News York Daily NewsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984

3Cited by6 opinions

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  3. Matter of Weitzman v. Long Beach City Sch. Dist.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2019
  4. Matter of Witkowski v. HS 570, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2023
  5. Page v. Niagara Falls Mem. Med. Ctr.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2018

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