Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 2010

In re the Estate of Forgione

In re the Estate of Forgione
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided October 26, 2010
77 A.D.3d 943; 909 N.Y.S.2d 391
In re the Estate of Forgione

Opinion of the Court

In a probate proceeding, the petitioner appeals, as limited by her brief, from so much of an order of the Surrogate’s Court, Nassau County (Riordan, S.), dated May 18, 2009, as granted the respondent’s motion pursuant to CELR 3126 to dismiss the proceeding.

*944Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs payable by the petitioner personally.

The Surrogate’s Court providently exercised its discretion in granting the respondent’s motion to dismiss the proceeding pursuant to CPLR 3126 because of the petitioner’s extensive delay in scheduling the examinations of out-of-state attesting witnesses pursuant to SCPA 1404 (see Rizzuti v Laucella, 57 AD3d 755 [2008]). Dillon, J.P., Florio, Balkin and Roman, JJ., concur.

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