Blutreich v. Amalgamated Dwellings, Inc.

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Robert D. Lippmann, J.), entered October 23, 2003, which granted plaintiffs’ motion to hold defendant in contempt insofar as to refer the matter for a hearing on the issue of legal fees, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The order was clearly a contempt finding against defendant for failure to comply with a prior unconditional court order to issue privatized stock to plaintiffs (see Blutreich v Amalgamated Dwellings, 298 AD2d 185 [2002], lv denied 100 NY2d 501 [2003]). Accordingly, legal fees were properly recoverable by plaintiffs pursuant to Judiciary Law § 773 (see Holskin v 22 Prince St. Assoc., 178 AD2d 347 [1991]).

We have reviewed defendant’s remaining arguments and find them unavailing. Concur—Nardelli, J.P., Andrias, Sullivan and Ellerin, JJ.