Dicent v. Wing

—Order and judgment (one paper), Supreme Court, New York County (Michael Stallman, J.), entered February 28, 2000, which to the extent appealed from as limited by the briefs, denied and dismissed petitioner’s application for attorney’s fees, unanimously reversed, on the law and the facts, without costs, the application pursuant to CPLR article 86 granted, and the matter remanded for further proceedings to determine the appropriate fee.

Pursuant to CPLR article 86, the State “Equal Access to Justice Act,” a court “shall award to a prevailing party, other than the state, fees and other expenses…