Opinion
7637N.
January 19, 2006.
Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Stanley Green, J.), entered April 25, 2005, which, to the extent appealable, denied plaintiff's motion to renew an earlier order of the same court and Justice, entered November 8, 2004, and to preclude the deposition of Dr. Rudelli, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
Shearer Essner, LLP, New York (David M. Shearer of counsel), for appellant.
Kaufman Borgeest Ryan LLP, Valhalla (Jacqueline Mandell of counsel), for respondents.
Before: Andrias, J.P., Saxe, Friedman, Gonzalez and Catterson, JJ., concur.
While "new facts" existed to support a motion for renewal, viz., Dr. Rudelli's alleged retention as an expert by plaintiff, this retention would not "change the prior determination" (CPLR 2221 [e] [2]) since an expert may always be deposed "upon a showing of special circumstances" (CPLR 3101 [d] [1] [iii]).
We have considered plaintiff's remaining arguments and find them unavailing.