Case Name: In the Matter of Emmanuel Patterson, Appellant, v. Michael Graziano et al., Respondents
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2015-01-08
Citations: 24 N.Y.3d 1092
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Emmanuel Patterson, Appellant, v Michael Graziano et al., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 24
Pages: 1092–1092

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Emmanuel Patterson, Appellant, v Michael Graziano et al., Respondents.
Submitted November 17, 2014;
decided January 8, 2015

Opinion:
On the Court's own motion, appeal transferred, without costs, to the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, upon the ground that a direct appeal does not lie when questions other than the constitutional validity of a statutory provision are involved (see NY Const, art VI, § 3 [b] [2]; 5 [b]; CPLR 5601 [b] [2]). Motion for poor person relief dismissed as academic.