Jennings v. Lippman

Mercure, J.P.

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Canfield, J.), entered May 3, 2002 in Albany County, which granted petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, for reimbursement of security service expenses.

The narrow issue before us is whether, in interpreting Judiciary Law § 39 (3) (b), respondent rationally concluded that no funds were appropriated to reimburse petitioner for extraordinary security measures, such as those taken by the City of Albany — largely in maintaining a perimeter outside the Albany County Courthouse — during a high profile trial.

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