Bennett v. Greller

Full title: In the Matter of Shawn Bennett, petitioner, v. Stephen L. Greller, etc.…

Court: SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department

Date published: Dec 10, 2014

2014 N.Y. Slip Op. 8639 (N.Y. App. Div. 2014)

Opinion

2014-07083

12-10-2014

In the Matter of Shawn Bennett, petitioner, v. Stephen L. Greller, etc., respondent.

Glenn R. Bruno, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., for petitioner. Eric T. Schneiderman, Attorney General, New York, N.Y. (Susan Anspach of counsel), for respondent.

MARK C. DILLON, J.P.

CHERYL E. CHAMBERS

JEFFREY A. COHEN

JOSEPH J. MALTESE, JJ.

Glenn R. Bruno, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., for petitioner.

Eric T. Schneiderman, Attorney General, New York, N.Y. (Susan Anspach of counsel), for respondent.

DECISION & JUDGMENT

Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 in the nature of mandamus, inter alia, to compel the respondent, Stephen L. Greller, a Judge of the County Court, Dutchess County, to grant the petitioner's motion to resettle a commitment order dated August 8, 2013.

ADJUDGED that the petition is denied and the proceeding is dismissed on the merits, without costs or disbursements.

The extraordinary remedy of mandamus will lie only to compel the performance of a ministerial act, and only where there exists a clear legal remedy to the relief sought (see Matter of Legal Aid Socy. of Sullivan County v Scheinman, 53 NY2d 12, 16). The petitioner failed to demonstrate a clear legal right to the relief sought.

DILLON, J.P., CHAMBERS, COHEN and MALTESE, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Aprilanne Agostino

Clerk of the Court