Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The plaintiff's certificate of readiness incorrectly stated that all pretrial discovery had been completed. Because this was a misstatement of a material fact, the filing of the note of issue was a nullity, and that branch of the defendant's motion which was to vacate the note of issue and certificate of readiness was properly granted (see 22 NYCRR 202.21 [e]; Gregory v Ford Motor Credit Co.,
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