Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
The appellant contends that the Supreme Court did not have the power to commence the criminal contempt proceeding against him sua sponte. However, having unsuccessfully litigated this issue in a prior proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (see Matter of Abrahams v DiBlasi,
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