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In re Cruz v. Tomei

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Oct 15, 1996
232 A.D.2d 486 (N.Y. App. Div. 1996)

Opinion

October 15, 1996.

Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 in the nature of mandamus, inter alia, to compel the respondent to vacate an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County, dated March 19, 1996, in the matter entitled People v George Cruz (Kings County Indictment No. 10341/91), and to compel the respondent to grant the petitioner's application for a copy of the presentence report.

Before: Mangano, P. J., Rosenblatt, Sullivan and Hart, JJ.


Motion by the respondent to dismiss the proceeding.

Ordered that the motion is granted; and it is further,

Adjudged that the petition is denied and the proceeding is dismissed, without costs or disbursements.

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


Summaries of

In re Cruz v. Tomei

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Oct 15, 1996
232 A.D.2d 486 (N.Y. App. Div. 1996)
Case details for

In re Cruz v. Tomei

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of GEORGE CRUZ, Petitioner, v. ALBERT TOMEI, as Justice of…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Oct 15, 1996

Citations

232 A.D.2d 486 (N.Y. App. Div. 1996)
648 N.Y.S.2d 340