Legal Opinion
Riches v. New York City Council
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 15, 2010PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Freedman, J.
We affirm the motion court’s dismissal of this matter (2008 NY Slip Op 32030[U]) as a proper exercise of discretion.
Eight citizens bring this proceeding, pursuant to section 1109 of the New York City Charter, requesting that Supreme Court conduct a summary judicial inquiry concerning the City Council’s practice of allocating funds to nonexistent entities during its initial budgeting process. Section 1109 provides that upon application, a Supreme Court justice may conduct an inquiry for the purpose of alerting the public to a “violation or neglect of duty” by…
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