Order unanimously reversed, on the law, with costs, and motion denied.
Memorandum:
Absent a timely motion to strike a note of issue or statement of readiness, a party is foreclosed from further discovery unless there is a demonstration of special, unusual or extraordinary circumstances to justify a departure from the rule foreclosing further discovery after the statement of readiness has been filed (Gray v Crouse-Irving Mem. Hosp.,
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