Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs payable by the appellant personally.
Pursuant to SCPA 202 and SCPA 719 the Surrogate's Court is empowered to revoke letters issued to a fiduciary without a petition or issuance of process. In light of the petitioner's obstructionist conduct as a coexecutor, the court properly granted Rose Catania's application for his removal. Dismissal of the petitioner's discovery proceeding for failure to prosecute was also appropriate...
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