Case Name: In the Matter of Ruperto Lindsay, Petitioner, v. The People of the State of New York, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2006-05-23
Citations: 29 A.D.3d 911
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Ruperto Lindsay, Petitioner, v The People of the State of New York, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 29
Pages: 911–911

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Ruperto Lindsay, Petitioner, v The People of the State of New York, Respondent.
[814 NYS2d 545]

Opinion:
Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 to compel the respondent to respond to the petitioner's request pursuant to the Freedom of Information Law (Public Officers Law art 6). Application by the petitioner for leave to prosecute the proceeding as a poor person.
Ordered that the application to prosecute the proceeding as a poor person is granted to the extent that the filing fee imposed by CPLR 8022 (b) is waived and the application is otherwise denied as academic; and it is further,
Adjudged that the petition is denied and the proceeding is dismissed, without costs or disbursements, on the ground that the Appellate Division does not have subject matter jurisdiction (see CPLR 506 [b]; 7804 [b]). Crane, J.P., Goldstein, Luciano and Dillon, JJ, concur.