N.Y. Civil Practice Law & Rules Section 3126
Penalties for refusal to comply with order or to disclose

If any party, or a person who at the time a deposition is taken or an examination or inspection is made is an officer, director, member, employee or agent of a party or otherwise under a party’s control, refuses to obey an order for disclosure or wilfully fails to disclose information which the court finds ought to have been disclosed pursuant to this article, the court may make such orders with regard to the failure or refusal as are just, among them:

1.

an order that the issues to which the information is relevant shall be deemed resolved for purposes of the action in accordance with the claims of the party obtaining the order; or

2.

an order prohibiting the disobedient party from supporting or opposing designated claims or defenses, from producing in evidence designated things or items of testimony, or from introducing any evidence of the physical, mental or blood condition sought to be determined, or from using certain witnesses; or

3.

an order striking out pleadings or parts thereof, or staying further proceedings until the order is obeyed, or dismissing the action or any part thereof, or rendering a judgment by default against the disobedient party.

Source: Section 3126 — Penalties for refusal to comply with order or to disclose, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/CVP/3126 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Jan. 18, 2025).

3101
Scope of disclosure 3102
Method of obtaining disclosure 3103
Protective orders 3104
Supervision of disclosure 3105
Notice to party in default 3106
Priority of depositions 3107
Notice of taking oral questions 3108
Written questions 3109
Notice of taking deposition on written questions 3110
Where the deposition is to be taken within the state 3111
Production of things at the examination 3112
Errors in notice for taking depositions 3113
Conduct of the examination 3114
Examination of witness who does not understand the English language 3115
Objections to qualification of person taking deposition 3116
Signing deposition 3117
Use of depositions 3118
Demand for address of party or of person who possessed an assigned cause of action or defense 3119
Uniform interstate depositions and discovery 3120
Discovery and production of documents and things for inspection, testing, copying or photographing 3121
Physical or mental examination 3122
Objection to disclosure, inspection or examination 3122‑A
Certification of business records 3122‑B
Certification of insurance disclosure 3123
Admissions as to matters of fact, papers, documents and photographs 3124
Failure to disclose 3125
Place where motion to compel disclosure made 3126
Penalties for refusal to comply with order or to disclose 3130
Use of interrogatories 3131
Scope of interrogatories 3132
Service of interrogatories 3133
Service of answers or objections to interrogatories 3140
Disclosure of appraisals in proceedings for condemnation, appropriation or review of tax assessments
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Accessed:
Jan. 18, 2025

Last modified:
Sep. 22, 2014

§ 3126’s source at nysenate​.gov

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