Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
The Supreme Court properly denied the petitioner's motion to punish the respondent for civil contempt. "To succeed on a motion to punish for civil contempt, the moving party must show that the alleged contemnor has, with knowledge of its existence, violated a clear and unequivocal court order and that the violation prejudiced a right of a party to the litigation" (Matter of Ramirez v New York State...
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