Opinion
2004-09659.
June 6, 2005.
In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Hart, J.), dated October 8, 2004, which denied his motion pursuant to 22 NYCRR 202.21 (d) for leave to depose a nonparty witness.
William M. Weisberg, New York, N.Y., for appellant.
Agen Stenz, Westbury, N.Y. (Effy Belessis of counsel), for respondents.
Before: Schmidt, J.P., Adams, Luciano and Rivera, JJ., concur.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The Supreme Court providently exercised its discretion in denying the plaintiff's motion for leave to depose a nonparty witness, made after the filing of the note of issue and certificate of readiness. The plaintiff failed to offer any evidence of unusual or unanticipated circumstances subsequent to the filing such as would require additional pretrial proceedings to prevent substantial prejudice ( see Gigliotti v. Allstate Ins. Co., 258 AD2d 559; Scocozza v. Tolia, 254 AD2d 475).