Mascia v. League of Women Voters of Buffalo/Niagara, Inc.

Full title: IN THE MATTER OF JOSEPH MASCIA, INDIVIDUALLY AND IN HIS CAPACITIES AS…

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

Date published: Jun 19, 2015

2015 N.Y. Slip Op. 5375 (N.Y. App. Div. 2015)

Opinion

805 CA 14-02145

06-19-2015

IN THE MATTER OF JOSEPH MASCIA, INDIVIDUALLY AND IN HIS CAPACITIES AS TENANT MEMBER OF BUFFALO MUNICIPAL HOUSING AUTHORITY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AND CANDIDATE FOR REELECTION AS A TENANT MEMBER OF BUFFALO MUNICIPAL HOUSING AUTHORITY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, PETITIONER-RESPONDENT, v. LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF BUFFALO/NIAGARA, INC., RESPONDENT, BUFFALO MUNICIPAL HOUSING AUTHORITY, ET AL., RESPONDENTS-APPELLANTS.

KAVINOKY COOK LLP, BUFFALO (LAURENCE K. RUBIN OF COUNSEL), FOR RESPONDENTS-APPELLANTS. JOSEPH G. MAKOWSKI, BUFFALO, FOR PETITIONER-RESPONDENT.

SMITH, J.P., PERADOTTO, CARNI, VALENTINO, AND WHALEN, JJ.

PRESENT:

KAVINOKY COOK LLP, BUFFALO (LAURENCE K. RUBIN OF COUNSEL), FOR RESPONDENTS-APPELLANTS.

JOSEPH G. MAKOWSKI, BUFFALO, FOR PETITIONER-RESPONDENT.

Appeal from a judgment (denominated order and judgment) of the Supreme Court, Erie County (Shirley Troutman, J.), entered June 25, 2014 in a CPLR article 78 proceeding. The judgment, among other things, directed respondents to reinstate petitioner as a candidate for reelection to the position of Tenant Member.

It is hereby ORDERED that the judgment so appealed from is unanimously affirmed without costs.

Entered: June 19, 2015

Frances E. Cafarell

Clerk of the Court