Legal Opinion
In re St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 25, 1999PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Order and judgment (one paper), Supreme Court, New York County (Alice Schlesinger, J.), entered March 2, 1998, which substituted respondent Frank Handelman for the deceased respondent nunc pro tunc as of the date of her death, December 27,1995, and awarded prevailing party counsel fees pursuant to 42 USC § 1988, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
The IAS Court’s substitution of Frank Handelman, the deceased respondent’s assigned counsel in her Mental Hygiene *321Law article 81 proceeding, was a provident exercise of discretion pursuant to CPLR 1015 (a) in light of the identity of interest…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Thomasel v. PeralesNew York Court of Appeals · 1991
- In Re St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital CenterNew York Court of Appeals · 1996
- Rocha Troussier y Asociados, S.C. v. RiveroAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
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