People of State of New York v Christopher G. Palma
Motion No: 2006-00840 ROCR
Slip Opinion No: 2009 NY Slip Op 83924(U)
Decided on September 21, 2009
Appellate Term, Second Department, Motion Decision
Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.
This motion is uncorrected and is not subject to publication in the Official Reports.


SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK

APPELLATE TERM : 9th and 10th JUDICIAL DISTRICTS


PRESENT : MOLIA, J.P., NICOLAI and TANENBAUM, JJ.


NO. 2006-840 RO C
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK,

Respondent,

-against-

CHRISTOPHER G. PALMA,

Appellant.

DECISIONOn the court's own motion, the appeal is stricken from the general calendar.

An adjudication made pursuant to the Sex Offender Registration Act is civil in nature (People v Mingo, 12 NY3d 563, 571 [2009]), and an appeal therefrom must be perfected in accordance with the CPLR and the applicable court act (People v Kelemen, 44 AD3d 687 [2007]). In the instant matter, the record on appeal is incomplete. Appellant has failed to settle the transcript of the hearing and submit a certified transcript (see UJCA 1704; cf. CPLR 5525). Accordingly, the appeal is stricken from the general calendar as not properly perfected. All briefs shall be returned to the respective parties and the record remitted to the Justice Court of the Town of Clarkstown.