Case Name: The People of the State of New York ex rel. James L. Livingstone, Appellant, v. Robert L. Howard, as Sheriff of Tompkins County, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1991-06-20
Citations: 174 A.D.2d 905
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York ex rel. James L. Livingstone, Appellant, v Robert L. Howard, as Sheriff of Tompkins County, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 174
Pages: 905–905

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York ex rel. James L. Livingstone, Appellant, v Robert L. Howard, as Sheriff of Tompkins County, Respondent.

Opinion:
—Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Tompkins County (Barrett, J.), entered August 20, 1990, which dismissed petitioner's application, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 70, after a hearing.
Because petitioner sought release and has since been released, his appeal from County Court's dismissal of his CPLR article 70 application has been rendered moot (see, Matter of Herald Co. v O'Brien, 149 AD2d 781). Nor do we find that the exception to the mootness doctrine applies to the facts of this case (see, Matter of Hearst Corp. v Clyne, 50 NY2d 707).
Mikoll, J. P., Yesawich Jr., Mercure, Crew III and Harvey, JJ., concur. Ordered that the appeal is dismissed, as moot, without costs.