Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.
The drastic remedy of dismissing a complaint based on a plaintiff's failure to comply with court-ordered disclosure should be granted only where there is a clear showing that the plaintiff's conduct was willful and contumacious (see ACME ANC Corp. v Read,
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