Matter of Gadson v New York State Dept. of Parole

Matter of Gadson v New York State Dept. of Parole 2009 NY Slip Op 05549 [63 AD3d 1158] June 30, 2009 Appellate Division, Second Department Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431. As corrected through Wednesday, August 5, 2009

In the Matter of Keith Gadson, Petitioner,
v
New York State Department of Parole et al., Respondents.

—[*1] Keith Gadson, Staten Island, N.Y., petitioner pro se.

Andrew M. Cuomo, Attorney General, New York, N.Y. (David Lawrence III of counsel), for respondents.

Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 in the nature of mandamus, inter alia, to compel the respondents to disclose certain investigation reports. Motion by the respondents to dismiss the proceeding. Application by the petitioner to prosecute this proceeding as a poor person.

Ordered that the application to prosecute this proceeding as a poor person is granted to the extent that the filing fee imposed by CPLR 8022 (b) is waived, and the application is otherwise denied as academic; and it is further,

Ordered that the motion is granted; and it is further,

Adjudged that the proceeding is dismissed, without costs or disbursements (see CPLR 506).

To the extent that the petitioner raises contentions regarding an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County, dated August 26, 2008, we note that no notice of appeal has been filed with the Clerk of the Supreme Court, Kings County, and therefore no appeal is pending before this Court. Rivera, J.P., Spolzino, Angiolillo and Balkin, JJ., concur.