Jefferson County Department of Social Services v. Morris

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Farley, J.), entered July 6, 2017 in St. Lawrence County, which dismissed petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, to prohibit respondent Family Court Judge of St. Lawrence County from ordering petitioner to prosecute a neglect proceeding.

The facts are set forth in more detail in a related appeal (Matter of Gage II. [Rachel JJ.], 156 AD3d 1208 [2017] [decided herewith]). As relevant here, in a May 2017 order, respondent Family Court Judge of St. Lawrence County directed petitioner to prosecute a neglect petition in…