The responses provided by plaintiffs to defendant's first and second set of interrogatories were adequate. Defendant has failed to demonstrate that the answers provided by plaintiffs were not responsive ( see, Comstock Co. v. City of New York, 80 A.D.2d 805). Defendant's failure to appear for court-ordered depositions constituted special circumstances permitting the court to reverse the statutory priority of depositions ( see, Bucci v. Lydon, 116 A.D.2d 520, 521). We have considered and rejected defendant's remaining claims.
Concur — Nardelli, J. P., Tom, Mazzarelli, Lerner and Buckley, JJ.