Ordered that on the Court's own motion, the appellant's notice of appeal is treated as an application for leave to appeal, and leave to appeal is granted (see, CPLR 5701 [c]); and it is further,
Ordered that the order is modified, as a matter of discretion, by reducing the amount of the sanction from $500 to $150; as so modified, the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
The Supreme Court providently exercised its discretion in imposing...
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