Connolly v. Chenot

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Can-field, J.), entered October 5, 2000 in Rensselaer County, which granted respondent Thomas Wade’s motion for an order directing Rensselaer County to pay counsel fees incurred in defending this proceeding.

The underlying proceeding, which sought to invalidate various Rensselaer County Independence Party designating petitions, named, among others, the two Commissioners who constitute the Rensselaer County Board of Elections, respondent Thomas Wade and respondent Larry Bugbee. Wade moved to have a private attorney represent him and for an order…