Hecht v. New York State Teachers' Retirement System

OPINION OF THE COURT

Daniel F. Luciano, J.

This is a CPLR article 78 proceeding commenced by the *199petitioner, Elaine Hecht, to compel the respondent, New York State Teachers’ Retirement System, to pay a death benefit allegedly due occasioned by the death of the decedent, Conrad Hecht. The article 78 proceeding was commenced in the Supreme Court, Suffolk County. The respondent has moved "for an order pursuant to CPLR 511 (b) changing the venue of the subject proceeding to Albany County, [and] staying all proceedings pursuant to CPLR 511 (c)”. The basis for the motion is CPLR 506 (b) which…