People ex rel. McReynolds v. Commissioner of Mental Retardation & Developmental Disabilities

—In a habeas corpus proceeding pursuant to Mental Hygiene Law § 33.15, Wilbur McReynolds appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (O’Donoghue, J.), dated May 21, 1996, which (1), in effect, denied his motion, inter alia, to remove Mental Hygiene Legal Services as counsel for Darius Ignatius McReynolds, and (2) dismissed the proceeding.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.

Contrary to the appellant’s contention, Mental Hygiene Legal Services is required to provide legal assistance to residents of developmental centers in any proceeding…