Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 2017

Matter of Johnson v. Velasquez

Matter of Johnson v. Velasquez
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided May 31, 2017 · Balkin, Roman, Hinds-Radix, Lasalle
2017 NY Slip Op 4276; 150 A.D.3d 1234; 52 N.Y.S.3d 909
Matter of Johnson v. Velasquez

Opinion

Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 in the nature of mandamus to compel the respondent, Carmen R. Velasquez, a Justice of the Supreme Court, Queens County, to determine the petitioner’s motion in an action entitled Johnson v R & G Gen. Constr. Co., pending in that court under Index No. 20061/12, and application by the petitioner for poor person relief.

Ordered that the application for poor person relief is granted to the extent that the filing fee imposed by CPLR 8022 (b) is waived, and the application is otherwise denied as academic; and it is further,

Adjudged that the petition is denied as academic and the proceeding is dismissed, without costs or disbursements.

The instant proceeding has been rendered academic in light of the determination of the subject motion in an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County, entered December 29, 2016.

Balkin, J.P., Roman, Hinds-Radix and LaSalle, JJ., concur.

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