Opinion
June 5, 1995
Appeal from the Supreme Court, Orange County (Owen, J.).
Ordered that the appeal is dismissed as academic, without costs or disbursements.
In general, an appeal will be considered academic if the rights of the parties will not be directly affected by the determination of the appeal (see, Matter of Echols v. Lord, 180 A.D.2d 682). Following the determination issued by the New York State Department of Correctional Services, the petitioner reapplied for temporary work release and his application was granted. Since the petitioner has already been granted the relief which he seeks on appeal, the rights of the parties will not be affected by the determination of the appeal. Mangano, P.J., O'Brien, Ritter, Pizzuto and Florio, JJ., concur.