Case Name: In the Matter of William F. Bonez, Petitioner, v. Edmund L. Shea, as Supreme Court Justice of the State of New York, et al., Respondents
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1985-11-04
Citations: 115 A.D.2d 101
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of William F. Bonez, Petitioner, v Edmund L. Shea, as Supreme Court Justice of the State of New York, et al., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 115
Pages: 101–101

Head Matter:
In the Matter of William F. Bonez, Petitioner, v Edmund L. Shea, as Supreme Court Justice of the State of New York, et al., Respondents.

Opinion:
Proceeding, pursuant to CPLR article 78, for judgment in the nature of prohibition and mandamus, dismissed, without costs. Petitioner's service of the notice of petition and petition by mail upon respondents was insufficient to confer jurisdiction over them (CPLR 403 [c]). In addition, CPLR 7804 (c) requires that the notice of petition must also be served upon the Attorney-General. It is also noted that the extraordinary remedy of prohibition does not lie if there is available an adequate remedy at law (Matter of State of New York v King, 36 NY2d 59, 62). Mahoney, P. J., Mikoll, Yesawich, Jr., Levine and Harvey, JJ., concur.