Palma v. Burgos

Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Kenneth L. Thompson, Jr., J.), entered March 16, 2016, which denied defendant’s motion to change venue from Bronx County to Rockland County pursuant to CPLR 510 (2), unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The court’s denial of defendant’s motion was a provident exercise of discretion (see Midonick v Peppertree Hill Dev. Corp., 49 AD2d 721 [1st Dept 1975]). Plaintiff is a member of the New York City Council and is Secretary of the Bronx Democratic Committee. These positions held by plaintiff, however, do not justify an inference that a fair trial cannot be held…