Espada v. Diaz

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The Appellate Division order should be reversed, without costs, and the petition dismissed.

In an earlier proceeding brought pursuant to Election Law § 16-102, Supreme Court disqualified candidate Raysa Castillo on residency grounds. The present petition seeks to invalidate the certificate of substitution naming Ruben Diaz for Castillo.

Supreme Court explicitly determined that neither the petition nor the petition gathering process was tainted by fraud. In reversing as a matter of law, the Appellate Division neither rejected Supreme Court’s factual findings nor…