New York State Board of Examiners of Sex Offenders v. Ransom

—Petition unanimously dismissed without costs and counterclaim dismissed without prejudice. Memorandum: Petitioner, New York State Board of Examiners of Sex Offenders (Board), commenced this CPLR article 78 proceeding to annul the determination of respondent Honorable Patricia D. Marks, Acting Supreme Court Justice, made pursuant to Correction Law § 168-d, that respondent Gregory Ransom is a level 2 sex offender. Ransom counterclaimed for a declaration that retroactive application of the Sex Offender Registration Act ([SORA] Correction Law § 168 et seq.) to him violates the Ex Post Facto…