Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
Contrary to the defendant's contention, the Supreme Court providently exercised its discretion in declining to award him relief under Civil Rights Law § 70-a (1), assuming that the action was properly characterized as a Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (see Matter of West Branch Conservation Assn. v Planning Bd. of Town of Clarkstown,
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