Ali v. Goord

—Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Torraca, J.), entered August 10, 1998 in Albany County, which, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, dismissed the petition for lack of personal jurisdiction.

Following the commencement of this CPLR article 78 proceeding by petitioner, a prison inmate, respondent served a motion to dismiss based upon petitioner’s alleged failure to *521obtain personal jurisdiction. Supreme Court granted the motion and this appeal followed. The Attorney General has since advised this Court by letter that respondent is withdrawing any defense relating to personal…