IN THE MATTER OF PAUL STRONG V HON. WILLIAM WATSON, LOCKPORT CITY JUDGE, BRIAN D. SEAMAN, NIAGARA COUNTY DISTRICT
Motion No: OP 22-00733
Slip Opinion No: 2022 NY Slip Op 67518(U)
Decided on June 13, 2022
Appellate Division, Fourth 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.


June 13, 2022

PRESENT: WHALEN, P.J., SMITH, CENTRA, PERADOTTO, AND LINDLEY, JJ.

OP 22-00733

IN THE MATTER OF PAUL STRONG, PETITIONER,

V

HON. WILLIAM WATSON, LOCKPORT CITY JUDGE, BRIAN D. SEAMAN,

NIAGARA COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY, SUSAN BJORNHOLM,

ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY, AND JOHN PHILLIPS, ASSISTANT

DISTRICT ATTORNEY, RESPONDENTS-RESPONDENTS.


Respondent, Hon. William Watson, having moved to dismiss the petition in this original CPLR article 78 proceeding,

Now, upon reading and filing the papers with respect to the motion, and due deliberation having been had thereon,

It is hereby ORDERED that the motion is granted and the petition is dismissed on the ground that this Court lacks subject matter jurisdiction (see CPLR 506 [b] [1]; 7804 [b]; Matter of Nolan v Lungen, 61 NY2d 788 [1984]; Matter of Holmes v Dunne, 180 AD3d 683 [2d Dept 2020]).

Entered: June 13, 2022

Ann Dillon Flynn

Clerk of the Court