Collier v. Grosso — 8 A.D.3d 561

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p. 561

In the Matter of Maurice Collier, Petitioner, v Joseph A. Grosso, as Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Respondent.

[778 NYS2d 724]

Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 in the nature of mandamus, inter alia, to compel the respondent Anthony Grosso, a Justice of the Supreme Court, Queens County, to suppress certain evidence in a criminal action entitled People v Collier, pending in that court under indictment No. 2652/02, and application by the petitioner for poor person relief.

p. 562

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; and it is further,

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

The extraordinary remedy of mandamus will lie only to compel the performance of a ministerial act and only when there exists a clear legal right to the relief sought (see Matter of Legal Aid Socy. of Sullivan County v Scheinman, 53 NY2d 12 , 16 [1981]). The petitioner has failed to demonstrate a clear legal right to the relief sought. Santucci, J.P., Townes, Crane and Mastro, JJ., concur.

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Legal Aid Society of Sullivan County, Inc. v. Scheinman 53 NY2d 12 N.Y. 1981-05-12 at 16 p. 562