Order insofar as appealed from unanimously reversed on the law with costs, motion granted and subpoena quashed.
Memorandum:
It is undisputed that the subpoena served upon the nonparty doctor did not contain nor was it accompanied by a notice stating "the circumstances or reasons such disclosure is sought or required" (CPLR 3101 [a] [4]). Thus, the subpoena was facially defective and may not be enforced (see, Matter of Yost v Douris,
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