54 A.D.2d 1078 | N.Y. App. Div. | 1976
—Order unanimously modified in accordance with memorandum and, as modified, affirmed, without costs. Memorandum: In this wrongful death action Special Term properly directed plaintiff to furnish defendants copies of the records of Strong Memorial Hospital, excepting certain irrelevant portions. It incorrectly ordered, however, that defendants be permitted to "interview” a medical expert with respect to his opinion letter of September 6, 1973. No authority to "interview” a medical witness exists under the rules of this department (22 NYCRR 1024.25) or under CPLR article 31. Defendants’ counsel stipulated upon oral argument that it now has the