Ordered that on the Court's own motion, that portion of the notice of appeal as purports to appeal as of right from the provision of the order which sua sponte imposed a sanction upon the defendant is treated as an application for leave to appeal from that provision of the order, and leave to appeal is granted (see, CPLR 5701 [c]); and it is further
Ordered that the order dated December 28, 1999, is modified by deleting the provision thereof sua sponte...
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