Rivera v. Trimarco

In each of these similar cases, notwithstanding timely requests therefor, petitioners were denied a "manual stenographic record” (rather than a "mechanically recorded record”) in proceedings pending in the Housing Part of the Civil Court of the City of New York, Bronx County. Petitioners claim that they were entitled to manual stenographic records under the provisions of subdivision (k) of section 110 of the New York City Civil Court Act, and seek summary relief in proceedings under CPLR article 78.

Preliminarily in Bey we conclude that it was an abuse of discretion on the part of the courts…