New York County Lawyers' Ass'n v. Bloomberg

OPINION OF THE COURT

Anil C. Singh, J.

The New York Criminal Bar Association and individual petitioner Anastasios Sarikas, a member of the Assigned Counsel Plan of the City of New York, move for leave to intervene in this proceeding as party petitioners pursuant to CPLR 1012 and 7802 and to amend the caption to set forth the names of the intervenors-petitioners. Petitioner and respondent oppose the application.

Under CPLR 7802 (d), this court is authorized to allow “other interested persons” to intervene in this proceeding. Intervention lies in the “sound discretion of the court” (Matter of…