Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, without costs or disbursements, and the matter is remitted to the Supreme Court, Orange County, for a hearing in accordance herewith.
A court may not impose a sanction on a litigant or an attorney absent a statute or rule granting the power to do so (see, Matter of A. G. Ship Maintenance Corp. v Lezak,
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