Jarvis v. Coughlin

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court at Special Term (Bradley, J.), entered December 30, 1981 in Albany County, which dismissed petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, for lack of personal jurisdiction over respondent. Petitioner attempted to seek review of a determination of respondent’s temporary release committee at the Downstate Correctional Facility, which denied his participation in an educational release program. Although the Attorney-General received a copy of petitioner’s papers by certified mail, none of the papers was ever served on respondent.…