Hardman v. D'Elia

In a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 to review a determination of the respondents to recoup payment of a shelter allowance from the petitioner’s future grants of public assistance, (1) the respondent Commissioner of the New York State Department of Social Services appeals from an amended judgment of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Becker, J.), dated January 9, 1987, which, inter alia, annulled the respondents’ determination and awarded the petitioner attorney’s fees and (2) the petitioner cross-appeals from so much of the same amended judgment as limited the award of attorney’s fees…