Case Name: In the Matter of David Williams, Petitioner, v. Barbara Zambelli et al., Respondents
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1999-06-21
Citations: 262 A.D.2d 566
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of David Williams, Petitioner, v Barbara Zambelli et al., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 262
Pages: 566–567

Head Matter:
In the Matter of David Williams, Petitioner, v Barbara Zambelli et al., Respondents.
[691 NYS2d 794]

Opinion:
—Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 in the nature of mandamus, inter alia, to compel the respondents to provide the petitioner with a copy of certain transcripts, and application for poor person relief, and cross motion by the respondents to dismiss the proceeding.
Ordered that the application for poor person relief is granted; and it is further,
Ordered that the cross motion is granted; and it is further,
Adjudged that the petition is denied and the proceeding is dismissed, without costs or disbursements.
The extraordinary remedy of mandamus will lie only to compel the performance of a ministerial act and only when there exists a clear legal right to the relief sought (see, Matter of Legal Aid Socy. v Scheinman, 53 NY2d 12, 16). The petitioner has failed to demonstrate a clear legal right to the relief sought. Bracken, J. P., O'Brien, Thompson and Sullivan, JJ., concur.