The primary reason the IAS court denied plaintiff's motion was that he had failed to vacate his note of issue. However, the fact that a motion to amend is made after a note of issue "does not of necessity call for its denial" (Smith v Industrial Leasing Corp.,
To be sure, "where the amendment is sought after a long delay, and a statement of readiness has been filed, judicial discretion...
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