*304On a prior appeal (17 AD3d 286 [2005]), this Court struck defendants’ answer. As a result, they are now foreclosed from pursuing discovery in preparation for the inquest (see Hall v Penas, 5 AD3d 549 [2004]), including a physical examination of plaintiff. Concur—Friedman, J.P., McGuire, Acosta, DeGrasse and Freedman, JJ.