The order on appeal directing the $2,500 payment states that the complaint was dismissed because of "plaintiff's attorney's failure to appear and prosecute the matter on the date of the trial set by the court." It thus appears that the action was dismissed pursuant to 22 NYCRR 202.27 and the sanction imposed pursuant to 22 NYCRR subpart 130-2. In this light, the order on appeal, insofar as it imposed a sanction, is deficient as a matter of law for failure to set forth the...
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