Shatkin v. Buffalo General Hospital

— Determination unanimously confirmed without costs and petition dismissed. Memorandum: Petitioner commenced this CPLR article 78 proceeding to challenge a determination of respondent Hospital to revoke his staff privileges. The proceeding was improperly transferred to this Court by Supreme Court because the hearing afforded petitioner was not pursuant to direction by law within the meaning of CPLR 7803 (4) (see, Matter of Mehdi v Board of Managers, 116 AD2d 1024, 1025; Matter of City of Rome v New York State Health Dept, 65 AD2d 220, 224, Iv denied 46 NY2d 713). However, there is no need to…