Case Name: In the Matter of Maria Laureano et al., Appellants, v. Edward I. Koch, as Mayor of the City of New York, et al., Respondents, and Delores Hancock et al., Intervenors-Appellants
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1985-04-02
Citations: 64 N.Y.2d 1105
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Maria Laureano et al., Appellants, v Edward I. Koch, as Mayor of the City of New York, et al., Respondents, and Delores Hancock et al., Intervenors-Appellants.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 64
Pages: 1105–1107

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Maria Laureano et al., Appellants, v Edward I. Koch, as Mayor of the City of New York, et al., Respondents, and Delores Hancock et al., Intervenors-Appellants.
Argued March 20, 1985;
decided April 2, 1985
APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
Andrew Scherer, Susan Barrie, Lucy Billings, John E. Kirklin, James C. Francis, IV, and Scott A. Rosenberg for appellants and intervenors-appellants.
Frederick A.O. Schwarz, Jr., Corporation Counsel (June A. Witterschein, Leonard Koerner and Jeffrey Schanback of counsel), for respondents.

Opinion:
OPINION OF THE COURT
Order reversed, without costs, and matter remitted to Supreme Court, New York County, with directions to dismiss the proceeding for mootness. We decline to exercise our discretion to retain jurisdiction despite mootness (see, Matter of Hearst Corp. v Clyne, 50 NY2d 707, 718) for the reason that in this instance the City has in fact published regulations.
Concur: Chief Judge Wachtler and Judges Jasen, Meyer, Simons, Kaye and Kane. Taking no part: Judge Alexander.
Designated pursuant to NY Constitution, article VI, § 2.