Opinion
04-27-2016
In the Matter of MAURICE M. (Anonymous), appellant. Andrea Norton, etc., respondent.
Steven A. Feldman, Uniondale, N.Y., for appellant. Eric T. Schneiderman, Attorney General, New York, N.Y. (Claude S. Platton and Mark H. Shawhan of counsel), for respondent.
Steven A. Feldman, Uniondale, N.Y., for appellant.
Eric T. Schneiderman, Attorney General, New York, N.Y. (Claude S. Platton and Mark H. Shawhan of counsel), for respondent.
In a proceeding for permission to administer medication to a patient without his consent, Maurice M. appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Graham, J.), dated July 3, 2014, which, after a hearing, granted the petition.
ORDERED that the appeal is dismissed as academic, without costs or disbursements.
The order appealed from expired by its own terms during the pendency of this appeal. Accordingly, this appeal has been rendered academic. Contrary to the appellant's contention, the appeal does not fall within the exception to the mootness doctrine (see Matter of Anonymous v. New
York City Health & Hosps. Corp., 70 N.Y.2d 972, 974, 525 N.Y.S.2d 796, 520 N.E.2d 515 ; Matter of Maurice M. [Kinyamu], 125 A.D.3d 660, 999 N.Y.S.2d 751 ; Matter of Carpeah N. [Mid–Hudson Forensic Psychiatric Ctr.], 77 A.D.3d 836, 909 N.Y.S.2d 374 ).
RIVERA, J.P., BALKIN, DICKERSON and HINDS–RADIX, JJ., concur.