Case Name: In the Matter of Charles E. Shuler, Appellant; Westchester County Attorney, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2009-11-24
Citations: 67 A.D.3d 1020
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Charles E. Shuler, Appellant; Westchester County Attorney, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 67
Pages: 1020–1020

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Charles E. Shuler, Appellant; Westchester County Attorney, Respondent.
[888 NYS2d 767]

Opinion:
In a proceeding to revoke a pistol license, Charles E. Shuler appeals from an order of the County Court, Westchester County (Hubert, J.), entered September 9, 2008, which, after a hearing, granted the administrative application of the Westchester County Attorney to revoke his pistol license.
Ordered that the appeal is dismissed, with costs.
The appropriate procedure for the review of a determination of a County Court Judge, acting in his or her administrative capacity as the firearms licensing officer for the County of Westchester under Penal Law § 400.00 (11) and § 265.00 (10), is not a direct appeal, but the commencement of a CPLR article 78 proceeding in this Court (see CPLR 7801, 506 [b] [1]; Matter of Panaro [County of Westchester], 250 AD2d 616 [1998]; Matter of County of Westchester v D'Ambrosio, 244 AD2d 334 [1997]). The instant appeal cannot be converted into an original proceeding commenced in this Court since the County Court Judge who made the determination is a necessary party and was not named or served (see Matter of Panaro [County of Westchester], 250 AD2d at 616; Matter of Greenspan v O'Rourke, 27 NY2d 846 [1970]). Therefore, the appeal must be dismissed (see Matter of County of Westchester v D'Ambrosio, 244 AD2d at 335). Skelos, J.P., Eng, Austin and Roman, JJ., concur.