Matter of Friedman v Public Serv. Commn. (P.S.C.)

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Matter of Friedman v Public Serv. Commn. (P.S.C.) 2013 NY Slip Op 32043(U) August 21, 2013 Supreme Court, Albany County Docket Number: 400656/13 Judge: Thomas A. Breslin Cases posted with a "30000" identifier, i.e., 2013 NY Slip Op 30001(U), are republished from various state and local government websites. These include the New York State Unified Court System's E-Courts Service, and the Bronx and Westchester County Clerks' offices. Search E-Courts (http://www.nycourts.gov/ecourts) for any additional information on this case. This opinion is uncorrected and not selected for official publication. SCANNED ON 91412013 [* 1] SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEWYORK NEW YORK COUNTY PRESENT: JUDGE DORIS LING-CQHAN PART 3 6 Justice 3 INDEX NO. &CC&%/f MOTION DATE MOTION SEQ. NO. The following papers, numbered 1 to 1. CHECK ONE: cX> f ,were read on this motion tolfor ............................................................ 0DENIED 3. CHECK IF APPROPRIATE: ............ NOT POST CI GRANTED IN PART MH 0SUBMIT ORDER 0FIDUCIARY APPOINTMENT 0REFERENCE [* 2] Albany County Clerk SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF ALBANY Document Number 11464909 Rcvd 08/27/2013 11 :55:33AM _-__________________--------------------------- I11\11111\1\111111111111\11 1lI1 In the Matter of the Application of DECISION ABRAHAM FRIEDMAN , ' A N D ORDER Petitioner, For a judgment.pursuant to Article 78 of the Civil Practice Law and Rules Index No. 2944-13 RJI NO. 01-13-ST4695 -againstPUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (P.S.C.), Respondent. ____________________---------------------------------------------Supreme Court, Albany County: CPLR Article 78 Special Term: July 19, 2013 Hon. Thomas A. Breslin, J.S.C., presiding APPEARANCES: For Petitioner: r-Abraham Friedman, pro se 1331 4 8 t h Street, 3'd floor Brooklyn, NY 12219-3102 F\CEQ t For Respondents: Peter McGowan General Counsel Public Service Commission State of New Y o r k Department of Public Service Three Empire State Plaza Albany, NY 12223-1350 Jonathan D. Feinberg Solicitor THOMAS A. BRESLIN, J. Petitioner commenced a CPLR article 78 proceeding i n New York County to challenge a determination of the respondent Public .: Service Commission (hereinafter PSC) relating to the adding of [* 3] arrears owed to Con Edison on one apartment onto the account of another apartment which petitioner resided in. Respondent has made a motion in Albany County to change venue to Albany County and to summon Con Edison as a necessary party to the proceeding. Petitioner, in an unsworn letter, objects to a change of venue. As respondent points out, CPLR 506 (b)(2) specifies that proceedings against the PSC must be commenced in Albany County. Accordingly, the timely motion for change of venue must be granted. AS to the motion to summon a necessary party, respondent states that it cannot provide the relief that petitioner seeks, that is, precluding Con Edison from obtaining the disputed amount that Con Edison says is owed t o ' it or the return of his money already paid. An informal review decision of respondent determined that the utility's transfer to petitioner's open residential account of the $321.06 balance from a closed residential account in petitioner's name was proper. Upon administrative appeal or that determination, respondent upheld the determination. Respondent points out that it cannot refund any money or order re-billing of the electric account if petitioner were to succeed in this proceeding and thus Con Edison must be joined as a party in order for petitioner to obtain relief. 2 [* 4] I n t h a t Con E d i s o n i s a r g u a b l y s u b j e c t t o t h e j u r i s d i c t i o n o f t h i s court petitioner ( s e e CPLR 1001[bJ), t h i s c o u r t i s r e q u i r e d t o o r d e r to summon Con Edison, without consideration of the d i s c r e t i o n a r y f a c t o r s l i s t e d i n CPLR 1001(b) (seeMatter of A l e x y v Otte 58 AD3d 9 6 7 [2009]). -I A c c o r d i n g l y , t h e m o t i o n i s g r a n t e d and t h e v e n u e i s c h a n g e d t o Albany County. In addition, petitioner is directed to serve C o n s o l i d a t e d E d i s o n Company o f N e w Y o r k , I n c . a s a n e c e s s a r y p a r t y t o t h i s p r o c e e d i n g w i t h a copy of t h i s d e c i s i o n a n d o r d e r , the n o t i c e o f p e t i t i o n , v e r i f i e d p e t i t i o n and a l l o t h e r p a p e r s f i l e d i n t h i s p r o c e e d i n g t o d a t e w i t h i n 3 0 d a y s of b e i n g s e r v e d w i t h a c o p y of t h i s c o u r t ' s d e c i s i o n a n d o r d e r a n d n o t i c e o f e n t r y o f t h e same. This s h a l l c o n s t i t u t e t h e d e c i s i o n and o r d e r of t h i s c o u r t . I t i s f u r t h e r ORDERED t h a t t h e N e w Y o r k C o u n t y C l e r k , upon r e s p o n d e n t f i l i n g w i t h him a c e r t i f i e d copy o f t h i s D e c i s i o n a n d Order, s h a l l f o r t h w i t h d e l i v e r t o t h e Albany County C l e i k a l l papers and r e c o r d s i n t h e a b o v e - t i t l e d p r o c e e d i n g and c e r t i f i e d c o p i e s of a l l m i n u t e s a n d e n t r i e s . The o r i g i n a l Decision and Order attorneys f o r t h e respondent. is being returned t o the A c o p y of t h i s D e c i s i o n a n d Order and a l l o t h e r o r i g i n a l papers s u b m i t t e d on t h i s m o t i o n a r e b e i n g .: ' 3 , [* 5] . d e l i v e r e d t o t h e Albany County C l e r k f o r f i l i n g . The s i g n i n g of t h i s Decision and Order s h a l l not c o n s t i t u t e e n t r y o r f i l i n g under CPLR 5 2 2 2 0 . Counsel i s n o t r e l i e v e d from t h e a p p l i c a b l e p r o v i s i o n of t h a t s e c t i o n r e s p e c t i n g f i l i n g , e n t r y and n o t i c e of e n t r y . So Ordered . Dated: A l b a n y , N e w York August ? \: , 2013 . . \ yi - z.,A- Q. Thomas A . B r e s l i n , J.S.C. PAPERS C O N S I D E R E D : 1) N o t i c e of M o t i o n d a t e d . M a y 30, 2013, A f f i r m a t i o n of J o n a t h a n D . F e i n b e r g , E s q . , d a t e d May 3 0 , 2013 w i t h E x . h i b i t s , R e s p o n d e n t s Memorandum o f Law d a t e d May 30, 2 0 1 3 , 2) L e t t e r by P e t i t i o n e r dated J u l y 17, 2013 with attachments. STATEOFNEWYORK COUNTY OF ALBANY CLERK S OFFICE ss.: I, T H O M A S G. CLINGAN, Clerk of t h e said County, a n d also Clerk of the Supreme and County Courts, being Courts of Rec d he1 therein, DO HEREBY 0 . b.......... ... %. 1.3 with the CERTIFY that I have compared the annexed cop original thereof filed in this office on th ....day of and that the same is a correct transcript therefrom, and of the whole of sai original. 2% IN TESTIMONY .......................................... ....

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