Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with one bill of costs.
The Supreme Court properly dismissed the plaintiff's first and second causes of action alleging defamation, which stemmed from an accurate publication of statements made in the course of and pertinent to a judicial proceeding. The allegedly defamatory remarks were "absolutely privileged" (Martirano v Frost,
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