Opinion
2001-10599
December 24, 2001.
Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 in the nature of prohibition, inter alia, to preclude Melvin S. Barasch, a Justice of the Supreme Court, Kings County, from adjourning the return date of the appellant's motion to dismiss the complaint in an action entitled Federal Nat. Mtge. Assoc. v. Youkelsone, pending in the Supreme Court, Kings County, under Index No. 36834/2001.
Nadia Youkelsone, Brooklyn N.Y., petitioner pro se.
Eliot Spitzer, Attorney-General, New York, N.Y. (Stephen M. Jacoby of counsel), for respondent Melvin S. Barasch.
Shapiro DiCaro, LLP, Rochester, N.Y. (John A. DiCaro of counsel), respondent pro se.
Eileen Lin, Flushing, N.Y., respondent pro se.
Before: FRED T. SANTUCCI, J.P., THOMAS A. ADAMS, STEPHEN G. CRANE, BARRY A. COZIER, JJ.
ADJUDGED that the petition is denied and the proceeding is dismissed, without costs or disbursements.
"Because of its extraordinary nature, prohibition is available only where there is a clear legal right, and then only when a court — in cases where judicial authority is challenged — acts or threatens to act either without jurisdiction or in excess of its authorized powers" (Matter of Holtzman v. Goldman, 71 N.Y.2d 564, 569; see, Matter of Rush v. Mordue, 68 N.Y.2d 348, 352). The petitioner has failed to demonstrate a clear legal right to the relief sought.
SANTUCCI, J.P., ADAMS, CRANE and COZIER, JJ., concur.