People ex rel. Smalls v. Tekben

In a habeas corpus proceeding, the appeal is from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Orange County (Miller, J.), dated July 2, 1992, which granted a writ of habeas corpus to the extent of directing that custody of the petitioner be transferred from the Commissioner of Mental Health to the Commissioner of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities.

Ordered that the appeal is dismissed as academic, without costs or disbursements.

On appeal, the appellant raises several procedural objections to the order directing that the petitioner be transferred from a facility operated by the Office of…