Case Name: In the Matter of David Ortiz, Petitioner, v. Supreme Court of New York County et al., Respondents
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1993-12-21
Citations: 199 A.D.2d 160
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of David Ortiz, Petitioner, v Supreme Court of New York County et al., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 199
Pages: 160–160

Head Matter:
In the Matter of David Ortiz, Petitioner, v Supreme Court of New York County et al., Respondents.
[605 NYS2d 267]

Opinion:
—Application pursuant to CPLR article 78 in the nature of mandamus, seeking to direct, inter alia, the New York City Police Department to correct the petitioner's record of previous criminal convictions with the Division of Criminal Justice Services, unanimously denied, the cross motion is granted and the petition is dismissed, without costs or disbursements.
The proceeding must be dismissed since neither the Police Department nor the Supreme Court are the custodians of the records sought to be corrected. Rather the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services is the agency charged with the responsibility of maintaining criminal records. Concur—Rosenberger, J. P., Ross, Asch and Rubin, JJ.