Opinion
2012-06-27
In the Matter of Marat MARTYNOV, petitioner, v. John G. INGRAM, etc., et al., respondents.
Douglas G. Rankin, P.C., Brooklyn, N.Y., for petitioner. Eric T. Schneiderman, Attorney General, New York, N.Y. (Charles F. Sanders of counsel), for respondent John G. Ingram.
Douglas G. Rankin, P.C., Brooklyn, N.Y., for petitioner. Eric T. Schneiderman, Attorney General, New York, N.Y. (Charles F. Sanders of counsel), for respondent John G. Ingram.
Charles J. Hynes, District Attorney, Brooklyn, N.Y. (Ann Bordley and Cyril Thomas of counsel), respondent pro se.
Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, inter alia, in the nature of prohibition to prohibit John G. Ingram, a Justice of the Supreme Court, Kings County, from enforcing an order dated March 6, 2012, in a criminal action entitled People v. Martynov, pending in the Supreme Court, Kings County, under Indictment No. 199/10, which disqualified the petitioner's attorney as defense counsel in that action.
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, 528 N.Y.S.2d 21, 523 N.E.2d 297;see Matter of Rush v. Mordue, 68 N.Y.2d 348, 352, 509 N.Y.S.2d 493, 502 N.E.2d 170).
*883The extraordinary remedy of a writ of prohibition does not lie to seek collateral review of the issue of disqualification of the petitioner's attorney ( see Matter of Lipari v. Owens, 70 N.Y.2d 731, 733, 519 N.Y.S.2d 958, 514 N.E.2d 378;Matter of Murray v. Hudson, 43 A.D.3d 936, 841 N.Y.S.2d 645).