Opinion
2014-07-11
The PEOPLE of the State of New York ex rel. Justice GREEN, Petitioner–Appellant, v. Brandon SMITH, Superintendent, Mid–State Correctional Facility and Brian Fischer, Commissioner, New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, Respondents–Respondents.
Appeal from a judgment (denominated order and judgment) of the Supreme Court, Oneida County (Erin P. Gall, J.), entered April 9, 2013 in a habeas corpus proceeding. The judgment denied the petition. Getnick Livingston Atkinson & Priore, LLP, Utica (Patrick G. Radel of Counsel), for Petitioner–Appellant. Eric T. Schneiderman, Attorney General, Albany (Paul Groenwegen of Counsel), for Respondents–Respondents.
Appeal from a judgment (denominated order and judgment) of the Supreme Court, Oneida County (Erin P. Gall, J.), entered April 9, 2013 in a habeas corpus proceeding. The judgment denied the petition.
Getnick Livingston Atkinson & Priore, LLP, Utica (Patrick G. Radel of Counsel), for Petitioner–Appellant. Eric T. Schneiderman, Attorney General, Albany (Paul Groenwegen of Counsel), for Respondents–Respondents.
MEMORANDUM:
Petitioner's appeal from the judgment dismissing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus has been rendered moot by his release to parole supervision ( see People ex rel. Baron v. New York State Dept. of Corrections, 94 A.D.3d 1410, 1410, 942 N.Y.S.2d 392,lv. denied19 N.Y.3d 807, 950 N.Y.S.2d 106, 973 N.E.2d 204;People ex rel. Graham v. Fischer, 70 A.D.3d 1381, 1381–1382, 893 N.Y.S.2d 793), and the exception to the mootness doctrine does not apply herein ( see Baron, 94 A.D.3d at 1410, 942 N.Y.S.2d 392;Graham, 70 A.D.3d at 1381–1382, 893 N.Y.S.2d 793; see generally Matter of Hearst Corp. v. Clyne, 50 N.Y.2d 707, 714–715, 431 N.Y.S.2d 400, 409 N.E.2d 876). While this Court has the power to convert the habeas corpus proceeding into a CPLR article 78 proceeding, we decline to do so under the circumstances of this case ( see People ex rel. Keyes v. Khahaifa, 101 A.D.3d 1665, 1665, 955 N.Y.S.2d 786,lv. denied 20 N.Y.3d 862, 965 N.Y.S.2d 81, 987 N.E.2d 642).
It is hereby ORDERED that said appeal is unanimously dismissed without costs. SCUDDER, P.J., SMITH, PERADOTTO, SCONIERS, and WHALEN, JJ., concur.