Bellony v. Chambers

Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 in the nature of prohibition to prohibit the enforcement of an ex parte lockdown order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Chambers, J.), dated September 10, 2004, as amended October 20, 2004 (Gary, J.), which imposed various restrictive terms on his pretrial detention.

Adjudged that the petition is denied, and the proceeding is dismissed, without costs or disbursements.

“Because of its extraordinary nature, prohibition is available only where there is a clear legal right, and then only when a court—in cases where judicial authority is challenged—acts or…