Matter of Edwin C.
Opinion
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Bureau Thomas J.K. Smith, State Reporter

Matter of Edwin C.
2026 NY Slip Op 03113
May 19, 2026
Appellate Division, First Department
Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.
This decision is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the Official Reports.
In the Matter of Edwin C., a Person Alleged to be a Juvenile Delinquent, Appellant. Presentment Agency
Decided and Entered: May 19, 2026
Docket No. D-249/25|Appeal No. 6653|Case No. 2025-01024|
Before: Moulton, J.P., Scarpulla, Kapnick, Shulman, Michael, JJ.
Dawne A. Mitchell, The Legal Aid Society, New York (Hannah Kaplan of counsel), for appellant.
Steven Banks, Corporation Counsel, New York (Jamison Davies of counsel), for Presentment Agency.
Appeal from a temporary order of protection of the Family Court, New York County (Betsey Jean-Jacques, J.), entered on or about January 9, 2025, unanimously dismissed, without costs, as moot.
Appellant's appeal from a temporary order of protection is moot, as that order was vacated and expunged before its expiration on February 6, 2025 (see Matter of Muhamad Omar W. [Jessica W.], 204 AD3d 453, 454 [1st Dept 2022]). Contrary to appellant's contentions, we find no exception to the mootness doctrine (see Matter of
Veronica P. v Radcliff A., 24 NY3d 668, 671 [2015]; Matter of Hearst Corp. v Clyne, 50 NY2d 707, 714-715 [1980]).THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER
OF THE SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT.
ENTERED: May 19, 2026
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Opinion
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Bureau Thomas J.K. Smith, State Reporter

Matter of Edwin C.
2026 NY Slip Op 03113
May 19, 2026
Appellate Division, First Department
Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.
This decision is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the Official Reports.
In the Matter of Edwin C., a Person Alleged to be a Juvenile Delinquent, Appellant. Presentment Agency
Decided and Entered: May 19, 2026
Docket No. D-249/25|Appeal No. 6653|Case No. 2025-01024|
Before: Moulton, J.P., Scarpulla, Kapnick, Shulman, Michael, JJ.
Dawne A. Mitchell, The Legal Aid Society, New York (Hannah Kaplan of counsel), for appellant.
Steven Banks, Corporation Counsel, New York (Jamison Davies of counsel), for Presentment Agency.
Appeal from a temporary order of protection of the Family Court, New York County (Betsey Jean-Jacques, J.), entered on or about January 9, 2025, unanimously dismissed, without costs, as moot.
Appellant's appeal from a temporary order of protection is moot, as that order was vacated and expunged before its expiration on February 6, 2025 (see Matter of Muhamad Omar W. [Jessica W.], 204 AD3d 453, 454 [1st Dept 2022]). Contrary to appellant's contentions, we find no exception to the mootness doctrine (see Matter ofVeronica P. v Radcliff A., 24 NY3d 668, 671 [2015]; Matter of Hearst Corp. v Clyne, 50 NY2d 707, 714-715 [1980]).
THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER OF THE SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT.
ENTERED: May 19, 2026
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Opinion
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Bureau Thomas J.K. Smith, State Reporter
Matter of Edwin C.
2026 NY Slip Op 03113
May 19, 2026
Appellate Division, First Department
Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.
This decision is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the Official Reports.
In the Matter of Edwin C., a Person Alleged to be a Juvenile Delinquent, Appellant. Presentment Agency
Decided and Entered: May 19, 2026
Docket No. D-249/25|Appeal No. 6653|Case No. 2025-01024|
Before: Moulton, J.P., Scarpulla, Kapnick, Shulman, Michael, JJ.
Dawne A. Mitchell, The Legal Aid Society, New York (Hannah Kaplan of counsel), for appellant.
Steven Banks, Corporation Counsel, New York (Jamison Davies of counsel), for Presentment Agency.
Appeal from a temporary order of protection of the Family Court, New York County (Betsey Jean-Jacques, J.), entered on or about January 9, 2025, unanimously dismissed, without costs, as moot.
Appellant's appeal from a temporary order of protection is moot, as that order was vacated and expunged before its expiration on February 6, 2025 (see Matter of Muhamad Omar W. [Jessica W.], 204 AD3d 453, 454 [1st Dept 2022]). Contrary to appellant's contentions, we find no exception to the mootness doctrine (see Matter ofVeronica P. v Radcliff A., 24 NY3d 668, 671 [2015]; Matter of Hearst Corp. v Clyne, 50 NY2d 707, 714-715 [1980]).
THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER OF THE SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT.
ENTERED: May 19, 2026
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Case-law data current through December 31, 2025. Source: CourtListener bulk data.