Ordered that the order is affirmed, with one bill of costs to the respondents appearing separately and filing separate briefs.
Where a plaintiff's conduct is found to be willful and contumacious, it is within the court's discretion to grant either dismissal of the complaint or an order of preclusion (CPLR 3126; see, Zletz v Wetansen,
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