Case Name: In the Matter of Renia Allison et al., Appellants, v. New York State Department of Correctional Services et al., Respondents
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1979-12-14
Citations: 73 A.D.2d 824
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Renia Allison et al., Appellants, v New York State Department of Correctional Services et al., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 73
Pages: 824–824

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Renia Allison et al., Appellants, v New York State Department of Correctional Services et al., Respondents.

Opinion:
Judg-ment unanimously vacated, without costs. Memorandum: Special Term erred in denying petitioners' application for an order to show cause as without merit and dismissing the petition. An order to show cause is simply a substitute for a notice of motion as a device for bringing on a special proceeding. The merits of the petition are not reached in granting or denying the order (see 2 Carmody-Wait 2d, NY Prac, § 8:43, p 73; Siegel, New York Practice, § 248). (Appeal from judgment of Cayuga Supreme Court—art 78.) Present—Cardamone, J. P., Hancock, Jr., Schnepp, Callahan and Moule, JJ.