Legal Opinion
Horowitz v. New York City Police Department
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 8, 2011PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The extraordinary remedy of a writ of mandamus is available in limited circumstances only to compel the performance of a purely ministerial act which does not involve the exercise of official discretion or judgment, and only when a clear legal right to the relief has been demonstrated (see Klostermann v Cuomo, 61 NY2d 525, 537 [1984]; Matter of Salisbury v Lapidez, 277 AD2d 319 [2000]; Matter of Kusky v Town of Islip, 266 AD2d 460, 461 [1999]; Matter of Bullion v Safir, 249 AD2d 386 [1998]; Matter of Peirez v Caso, 72 AD2d 797 [1979]). Here, the petitioner sought to compel the respondent to…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Klostermann v. CuomoNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- Matter of Walsh v. LaguardiaNew York Court of Appeals · 1936
- Perazzo v. LindsayAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1968
- Peirez v. CasoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
- Perazzo v. LindsayNew York Court of Appeals · 1968
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3Cited by2 opinions
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