Case Name: In the Matter of Stephen R. Hunter, Respondent, v. Orange County Board of Elections, Respondent, and Robert A. Onofry, Appellant
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2008-10-23
Citations: 11 N.Y.3d 813
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Stephen R. Hunter, Respondent, v Orange County Board of Elections, Respondent, and Robert A. Onofry, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 11
Pages: 813–815

Head Matter:
[897 NE2d 1071, 868 NYS2d 588]
In the Matter of Stephen R. Hunter, Respondent, v Orange County Board of Elections, Respondent, and Robert A. Onofry, Appellant.
Argued October 22, 2008;
decided October 23, 2008
APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
Vincent J. Messina, Jr., Central Islip, for appellant.
Jonathan G. Jacobson, New Windsor, for Stephen R. Hunter, respondent.
David L. Darwin, County Attorney, Goshen (Sharon Worthy-Spiegl of counsel), for Orange County Board of Elections, respondent.
John Ciampoli, Albany, for Orange County Interim County Organization of the New York State Independence Party and another, amici curiae.

Opinion:
OPINION OF THE COURT
Order reversed, without costs, and matter remitted to Supreme Court, Orange County, with directions to dismiss the proceeding. Under the circumstances of this case, it would be impossible, if this Court were to entertain the merits, to render meaningful relief in compliance with the Election Law.
Concur: Chief Judge Kaye and Judges Ciparick, Graffeo, Read, Smith, Pigott and Jones.