Argued March 26, 1981 Decided May 5, 1981 Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Third Judicial Department, LEONARD A. WEISS, J. James M. Woolsey, Jr., for appellants. Donald P. Ford, Jr., for respondents. Chief Judge COOKE. Involved on these appeals are questions concerning the effect, operation and interaction of CPLR 3101 and 3121. Specifically, this court is asked to determine whether, in personal injury actions, attending physicians' reports are discoverable when a plaintiff
6743. October 13, 2005. Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Faviola A. Soto, J.), entered March 2, 2005, which, inter alia, granted defendants' motion to compel document production and denied plaintiff's cross motion to compel document production, unanimously modified, on the law and the facts, to deny defendants' motion with respect to plaintiff's tax returns, without prejudice to renewal, and to vacate the denial of that branch of the cross motion seeking production of the individual defendants'
(a) Discovery Methods. Parties may obtain discovery by one or more of the following methods: depositions upon oral examination or written questions; written interrogatories; production of documents or things or permission to enter upon land or other property for inspection and other purposes; physical and mental examinations; and requests for admission. Unless the court orders otherwise and under subdivision (c) of this rule, the frequency of use of these methods is not limited, except as provided