Ordered that the appeal by the defendant is dismissed as abandoned, without costs or disbursements ( see 22 NYCRR 670.8 [c], [e]); and it is further,
Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as cross-appealed from, without costs or disbursements.
Contrary to the plaintiff's contention, the Supreme Court providently exercised its discretion in granting that branch of the defendant's motion which was pursuant to 22 NYCRR 130-1.1 to impose a sanction against him on the ground that his repetitive discovery motions, made more than four years after the commencement of the action and after multiple discovery stipulations and orders had been entered, were intended to delay this matter and harass the other party ( see Tyree Bros. Envtl. Servs. v. Ferguson Propeller, 247 AD2d 376).
The plaintiff's remaining contentions are without merit.