Legal Opinion
Riley v. Dowling
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 13, 1995PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—In a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 in the nature of mandamus, inter alia, to compel Barbara Sabol, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Social Services, to comply with a fair hearing decision, the petitioner appeals from an order and judgment (one paper) of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Lane, J.), dated March 29, 1994, which dismissed the petition as moot and denied his application for attorney’s fees.
Ordered that the order and judgment is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
The petitioner Michael Riley commenced this proceeding in August 1993 to compel the New…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- New York State Clinical Laboratory Ass'n v. KaladjianNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
- Lovelace v. GrossNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
- Ferraro v. PeralesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- Cuevas v. PeralesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Kissane v. WingAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000