Dentes v. Friedlander

Yesawich, Jr., J.

Proceeding pursuant to *758CPLR article 78 (initiated in this court pursuant to CPLR 506 [b] [1]) to prohibit implementation of two orders of respondent County Judge of Tompkins County which disqualified petitioner from prosecuting a certain criminal action.

Petitioner, the Tompkins County District Attorney, seeks to restrain enforcement of an order of respondent County Judge of Tompkins County which disqualified petitioner and his staff from prosecuting second degree murder charges leveled against respondent Ernest W. Vann, and appointed a special prosecutor to do so (see, County…