Case Name: Anthony Dinnocenzo, Respondent, v. Jordache Enterprises, Inc., et al., Appellants
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1996-06-18
Citations: 228 A.D.2d 306
Docket Number: 
Parties: Anthony Dinnocenzo, Respondent, v Jordache Enterprises, Inc., et al., Appellants.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 228
Pages: 306–306

Head Matter:
Anthony Dinnocenzo, Respondent, v Jordache Enterprises, Inc., et al., Appellants.
[644 NYS2d 200]

Opinion:
The trial court properly exercised its discretion in granting plaintiff's motion to mark the case off the calendar (CPLR 3401) in consideration of plaintiff's need to subpoena a witness, and of in limine exclusion of the testimony of plaintiff's expert (cf., Scarburgh Co. v American Mfrs. Mut. Ins. Co., 65 AD2d 694; Keane v Ranbar Packing, 121 AD2d 601). Any prejudice caused defendants was remedied by the imposition of $2,500 in costs to be paid to each. The subsequent grant of a 30-day extension to pay these costs was proper given the overriding policy of allowing cases to be decided on their merits. Concur—Rosenberger, J. P., Ellerin, Rubin and Kupferman, JJ.