Seck v Serrano, 2015 NY Slip Op 00596 (1st Dept. 2015)
“We note that the order was not a conditional, “self-executing” order, which required discovery to be complied with by a specific date, that becomes “absolute” on the specified date if the condition has not been met (see Wilson v Galacia Contr. & Restoration Corp., 10 NY3d 827, 830 [2008]). Rather, defendants were authorized to renew their application for dismissal if plaintiff failed to comply with the discovery demands by the 20-day deadline. Defendants did not so move, and months later, when they finally did, they were already in receipt of all discovery demanded pursuant to the order.”
Conditional orders can be deadly; standard orders are iffy.
