Washington Mutual, FA v. Metropolitan Transportation Authority

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Walter B. Tolub, J.), entered January 15, 2008, which, insofar as appealed from, granted petitioner’s application to annul respondent Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) determination denying petitioner’s claim for relocation benefits under the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (Relocation Act) (42 USC § 4601 et seq.) to the extent of directing respondent to schedule a proceeding de novo to determine petitioner’s claim, “preferably before an independent determiner, not employed on a regular basis…