Case Name: Reinaldo Rivera, Appellant, v. Time Warner Cable of New York City et al., Respondents, et al., Defendant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1996-06-24
Citations: 228 A.D.2d 661
Docket Number: 
Parties: Reinaldo Rivera, Appellant, v Time Warner Cable of New York City et al., Respondents, et al., Defendant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 228
Pages: 661–661

Head Matter:
Reinaldo Rivera, Appellant, v Time Warner Cable of New York City et al., Respondents, et al., Defendant.
[644 NYS2d 969]

Opinion:
We find unpersuasive the appellant's contention that he was deprived of a fair trial by the trial court's conduct. The trial court's interjections, albeit frequent, were designed to, and did, elicit and clarify facts material to the issues in the trial and expedite the progress of the trial (LaMotta v City of New York, 130 AD2d 627), and were performed in an "evenhanded, nonprejudicial" manner (Vialva v City of New York, 118 AD2d 701, 704). Mangano, P. J., Rosenblatt, Ritter and Copertino, JJ., concur.