Case Name: Cynthia Kitchen, Appellant, v. Mamadou L. Diakhate, Respondent, et al., Defendants
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2009-12-17
Citations: 68 A.D.3d 570
Docket Number: 
Parties: Cynthia Kitchen, Appellant, v Mamadou L. Diakhate, Respondent, et al., Defendants.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 68
Pages: 570–571

Head Matter:
Cynthia Kitchen, Appellant, v Mamadou L. Diakhate, Respondent, et al., Defendants.
[889 NYS2d 846]

Opinion:
Denial of a motion to reargue is not appealable as of right (Freeman v Prince Leasing Corp., 49 AD3d 455 [2008]). This motion clearly sought reargument, not vacatur, as it was alternatively denominated (see People v American Motor Club, 241 AD2d 409 [1997]).
Were we to consider the appeal on the merits, we would affirm the preclusion of evidence concerning plaintiff's knee injury, as the undue 21/2-year delay in correcting her deposition testimony until the eve of trial was prejudicial to defendants. Concur — Gonzalez, P.J., Mazzarelli, Nardelli, Acosta and Román, JJ.