ORDERED that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.
The defendants failed to demonstrate the necessity of disclosure of the plaintiff's tax documents, as the information sought was available from other sources (see Abbene v. Griffin, 208 A.D.2d 483; Consentino v. Schwartz, 155 A.D.2d 640, 641).
SANTUCCI, J.P., ALTMAN, TOWNES and CRANE, JJ., concur.