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Lebovits v. Shillingford

Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, New York.
Jun 12, 2013
107 A.D.3d 802 (N.Y. App. Div. 2013)

Opinion

2013-06-12

In the Matter of Baruch LEBOVITS, petitioner, v. Ruth SHILLINGFORD, etc., respondent.

Dershowitz, Eiger & Adelson, P.C., New York, N.Y. (Nathan Z. Dershowitz and Amy Adelson of counsel), and Aidala & Bertuna, P.C., Brooklyn, N.Y. (Arthur L. Aidala of counsel), for petitioner (one brief filed). Eric T. Schneiderman, Attorney General, New York, N.Y. (Anthony J. Tomari of counsel), for respondent.


Dershowitz, Eiger & Adelson, P.C., New York, N.Y. (Nathan Z. Dershowitz and Amy Adelson of counsel), and Aidala & Bertuna, P.C., Brooklyn, N.Y. (Arthur L. Aidala of counsel), for petitioner (one brief filed). Eric T. Schneiderman, Attorney General, New York, N.Y. (Anthony J. Tomari of counsel), for respondent.

Proceeding pursuantto CPLR article 78 in the nature of mandamus to compel the respondent Ruth Shillingford, an Acting Justice of the Supreme Court, Kings County, to hold a hearing to determine whether, upon double jeopardy grounds, dismissal of the accusatory instrument with prejudice is required and make a determination with respect to the petitioner's motion pursuant to CPL 440.10.

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 right to the relief sought ( see Matter of Legal Aid Socy. of Sullivan County v. Scheinman, 53 N.Y.2d 12, 16, 439 N.Y.S.2d 882, 422 N.E.2d 542). The petitioner has failed to demonstrate a clear legal right to the relief sought.

RIVERA, J.P., LEVENTHAL, SGROI and COHEN, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Lebovits v. Shillingford

Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, New York.
Jun 12, 2013
107 A.D.3d 802 (N.Y. App. Div. 2013)
Case details for

Lebovits v. Shillingford

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of Baruch LEBOVITS, petitioner, v. Ruth SHILLINGFORD, etc.…

Court:Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, New York.

Date published: Jun 12, 2013

Citations

107 A.D.3d 802 (N.Y. App. Div. 2013)
2013 N.Y. Slip Op. 4338
966 N.Y.S.2d 678