Semple v. Miller

Petitioners bring an article 78 proceeding in the nature of prohibition on behalf of parents, guardians and relatives of residents at Sampson State School and on behalf of residents of said school and on behalf of employees at said school, prohibiting the respondents, who are the New York State Commissioner of Mental Hygiene and the Mental Hygiene Department of New York State, from closing the Sampson State School, from transferring any residents from the said school, or terminating any of the services afforded the said school. Contained in the order to show cause is a provision staying the…