Legal Opinion

Harrison v. Ferdinand

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided February 5, 1996PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

—Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 in the nature of prohibition, inter alia, to bar the respondents from enforcing an order of the respondent Joanne Ferdinand, a Justice of the Supreme Court, dated December 22, 1995, authorizing the taking of a blood sample from the petitioner.

Upon the petition and papers filed in support of the proceeding, and the papers filed in opposition thereto, it is

Adjudged that the petition is denied and the proceeding is dismissed, without costs or disbursements.

"Because of its extraordinary nature, prohibition is available only where there is a clear legal…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Rush v. MordueNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
  2. Holtzman v. GoldmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
  3. Dunnigan v. WeissmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Harrison v. SenkowskiDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2008

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