Matter of Cooper v. Ward

Full title: IN THE MATTER OF DESEAN M. COOPER, CHARLES G. MASICH, DYLAN G. QUINLAN…

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

Date published: Oct 28, 2011

2011 N.Y. Slip Op. 7667 (N.Y. App. Div. 2011)

932 N.Y.S.2d 20

Opinion

1190.1 CAE 11-02043

10-28-2011

IN THE MATTER OF DESEAN M. COOPER, CHARLES G. MASICH, DYLAN G. QUINLAN, JASON M. PAZDA, WENDY A. BICKNELL, TIMOTHY R. HOAK, SANDRA J. ROSENSWIE, GLENN MCLAUGHLIN AND MARYRUTH MORRIS, PETITIONERS-APPELLANTS, v. DENNIS E. WARD AND RALPH M. MOHR, COMMISSIONERS OF AND CONSTITUTING ERIE COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS, DOUGLAS A. KELLNER, EVELYN J. AQUILA, JAMES A. WALSH AND GREGORY P. PETERSON, COMMISSIONERS OF AND CONSTITUTING NEW YORK STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS, BARBARA MILLER WILLIAMS, KEVIN R. HARDWICK, SHELLY D. SCHRATZ, EDWARD A. RATH, MICHAEL W. COLE, LYNN D. DIXON, JOSEPH C. LORIGO, JOHN J. MILLS AND RAYMOND W. WALTER, CANDIDATES, NEW YORK STATE INDEPENDENCE PARTY COMMITTEE, NEW YORK STATE INDEPENDENCE PARTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, FRANK MCKAY, PRESIDING OFFICER OF, AND WILLIAM BOGARDT, SECRETARY OF, A PURPORTED MEETING OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF NEW YORK STATE INDEPENDENCE PARTY COMMITTEE, RESPONDENTS-RESPONDENTS.

CENTRA

PRESENT: , J.P., CARNI, LINDLEY, SCONIERS, AND GREEN, JJ.

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Erie County (John F. O'Donnell, J.), entered October 7, 2011 in a proceeding pursuant to Election Law § 16-102. The order, insofar as appealed from, dismissed the petition to invalidate certain certificates of nomination and certificates of authorization.

JEROME D. SCHAD, WILLIAMSVILLE, FOR PETITIONERS-APPELLANTS.

EMILIO COLAIACOVO, BUFFALO, KEVIN GIBBONS, AND RONALD BENNETT, HOLLAND, FOR RESPONDENTS-RESPONDENTS BARBARA MILLER WILLIAMS, KEVIN R. HARDWICK, SHELLY D. SCHRATZ, EDWARD A. RATH, MICHAEL W. COLE, LYNN D. DIXON, JOSEPH C. LORIGO, JOHN J. MILLS AND RAYMOND W. WALTER, CANDIDATES.

LAW OFFICES OF JAMES E. WALSH, SCHENECTADY (JAMES E. WALSH OF COUNSEL), FOR RESPONDENTS-RESPONDENTS NEW YORK STATE INDEPENDENCE PARTY COMMITTEE, NEW YORK STATE INDEPENDENCE PARTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, FRANK MCKAY, PRESIDING OFFICER OF, AND WILLIAM BOGARDT, SECRETARY OF, A PURPORTED MEETING OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF NEW YORK STATE INDEPENDENCE PARTY COMMITTEE.

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

Entered:

Patricia L. Morgan

Clerk of the Court