Opinion
12-11-2014
Hyman KRAMER, etc., Plaintiff–Appellant, v. Josef GELDWERT, M.D., Defendant–Respondent, John Does, Defendants.
Sherwood Allen Salvan, New York, for appellant. Schlanger & Schlanger, Pleasantville (Michael Schlanger of counsel), for respondent.
Sherwood Allen Salvan, New York, for appellant.
Schlanger & Schlanger, Pleasantville (Michael Schlanger of counsel), for respondent.
Opinion
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (O. Peter Sherwood, J.), entered December 12, 2013, which denied plaintiff's motion for discovery in aid of arbitration and dismissed the matter, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
In exceptional circumstances, pre-hearing discovery pursuant to CPLR 3102(c) may be ordered after the demand for arbitration has been made (see e.g. Matter of Moock v. Emanuel, 99 A.D.2d 1003, 473 N.Y.S.2d 793 [1st Dept.1984] ). However, a court may not review the interim orders of an arbitrator (Mobil Oil Indonesia v. Asamera Oil [Indonesia], 43 N.Y.2d 276, 401 N.Y.S.2d 186, 372 N.E.2d 21 [1977] ). Thus, judicial review of procedural rulings made in this arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association is barred (see Avon Prods. v. Solow, 150 A.D.2d 236, 239, 541 N.Y.S.2d 406 [1st Dept.1989] ).
GONZALEZ, P.J., TOM, FRIEDMAN, ACOSTA, MOSKOWITZ, JJ., concur.