IN THE MATTER OF ALEXANDER KATES V LETITIA JAMES, ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND JOHN BRINGEWATT FOR
Motion No: OP 23-00362
Slip Opinion No: 2023 NY Slip Op 65391(U)
Decided on April 10, 2023
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.


April 10, 2023

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

OP 23-00362

IN THE MATTER OF ALEXANDER KATES, PETITIONER,

V

LETITIA JAMES, ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR THE STATE

OF NEW YORK, AND JOHN BRINGEWATT FOR THE COUNTY

OF MONROE, RESPONDENT.


Respondent, Letitia James, Attorney General for the State of New York having moved to dismiss the proceeding or, for an extension of time to file and serve an answer 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 proceeding 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, 789-790 [1984]; Matter of Jefferson v Siegel, 28 AD3d 1153, 1154 [4th Dept 2006]).

Entered: April 10, 2023

Ann Dillon Flynn

Clerk of the Court