People v Rikers Is. Corr. Facility Warden & N.Y. State Div. of Parole
Annotate this CaseReleased on December 27, 2013
SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department
PRESENT: SCUDDER, P.J., SMITH, PERADOTTO, LINDLEY, AND SCONIERS, JJ.
1273 KAH 12-01904
[*1]THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK EX REL. NORMAN JENKINS, PETITIONER-APPELLANT,
v
RIKERS ISLAND CORRECTIONAL FACILITY WARDEN AND NEW YORK STATE DIVISION OF PAROLE, RESPONDENTS-RESPONDENTS.
Appeal from a judgment (denominated decision and order) of the Supreme Court, Orleans County (James P. Punch, A.J.), dated August 9, 2012 in a habeas corpus proceeding. The judgment denied the petition.
ERICKSON WEBB SCOLTON & HAJDU, LAKEWOOD (LYLE T. HAJDU OF COUNSEL), FOR PETITIONER-APPELLANT.
ERIC T. SCHNEIDERMAN, ATTORNEY GENERAL, ALBANY (KATE H. NEPVEU OF COUNSEL), FOR RESPONDENTS-RESPONDENTS.
It is hereby ORDERED that said appeal is unanimously dismissed without costs.
Memorandum: On appeal from a judgment denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, petitioner contends that the actions of the Parole Board violated his right to due process. While this appeal was pending, however, petitioner was released to parole supervision, and thus this appeal has been rendered moot (see People ex rel. Briecke v New York State Dept. of Corr. Servs., 107 AD3d 1459, 1459; People ex rel. Moore v Lempke, 101 AD3d 1665, 1665-1666, lv denied 20 NY3d 863). Although petitioner contends otherwise, the exception to the mootness doctrine does not apply because, inter alia, the issue he raises on appeal is not likely to recur (see generally Matter of Hearst Corp. v Clyne, 50 NY2d 707, 714-715).
Entered: December 27, 2013
Frances E. Cafarell
Clerk of the Court
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