Case Name: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Steven De Capua, Appellant, v. William Lape, as Superintendent of Marcy Correctional Facility, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2005-04-29
Citations: 17 A.D.3d 1041
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Steven De Capua, Appellant, v William Lape, as Superintendent of Marcy Correctional Facility, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 17
Pages: 1041–1042

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York ex rel. Steven De Capua, Appellant, v William Lape, as Superintendent of Marcy Correctional Facility, Respondent.
[793 NYS2d 799]

Opinion:
Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Oneida County (Norman I. Siegel, A.J.), entered February 26, 2004 in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 70. The order denied petitioner's application pursuant to CPLR 1101 for permission to proceed as a poor person.
It is hereby ordered that said appeal be and the same hereby is unanimously dismissed without costs.
Memorandum: Petitioner appeals from an ex parte order denying his application pursuant to CPLR 1101 for permission to proceed as a poor person in the context of a habeas corpus proceeding. No appeal may be taken to this Court from an ex parte order (see Sholes v Meagher, 100 NY2d 333, 335 [2003]; see also Village of Savona v Soles, 84 AD2d 683, 684 [1981]). Petitioner can obtain an appealable order by reapplying for poor person status in Supreme Court on notice to the County Attorney pursuant to CPLR 1101 (c) (see generally CPLR 5701 [a] [2]). Present—Pigott, Jr., P.J., Hurlbutt, Martoche, Smith and Pine, JJ.