Ordered that the order is modified by deleting the provision thereof which sua sponte appointed a private attorney to be compensated by the parties to serve as a referee to oversee discovery; as so modified, the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, without costs or disbursements, and the matter is remitted to the Supreme Court, Queens County, for the appointment of a Judicial Hearing Officer to serve as a referee.
The Supreme Court lacked the authority to appoint...
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