2022 New York Laws
CVP - Civil Practice Law and Rules
Article 78 - Proceeding Against Body or Officer
7802 - Parties.

§  7802.  Parties. (a) Definition of "body or officer". The expression
"body or officer" includes every court,  tribunal,  board,  corporation,
officer, or other person, or aggregation of persons, whose action may be
affected by a proceeding under this article
  (b)  Persons whose terms of office have expired; successors.  Whenever
necessary to accomplish substantial justice,  a  proceeding  under  this
article  may  be  maintained  against  an officer exercising judicial or
quasi-judicial functions, or member of a body whose term of  office  has
expired. Any party may join the successor of such officer or member of a
body  or  other person having custody of the record of proceedings under
review.
  (c) Prohibition in favor of another. Where the proceeding  is  brought
to  restrain  a  body or officer from proceeding without or in excess of
jurisdiction in favor of another, the latter shall be joined as a party.
  (d) Other interested persons. The court may direct that notice of  the
proceeding be given to any person. It may allow other interested persons
to intervene.