Case Name: In the Matter of Gennady Lvovsky, Petitioner, v. Duane Hart, a Justice of the Supreme Court, Queens County, et al., Respondents
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2015-10-14
Citations: 132 A.D.3d 767
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Gennady Lvovsky, Petitioner, v Duane Hart, a Justice of the Supreme Court, Queens County, et al., Respondents.
Judges: Hall, J.P., Sgroi, Cohen and Maltese, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 132
Pages: 767–767

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Gennady Lvovsky, Petitioner, v Duane Hart, a Justice of the Supreme Court, Queens County, et al., Respondents.
[17 NYS3d 660]

Opinion:
Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, inter alia, in the nature of prohibition to prohibit the respondent Duane Hart, a Justice of the Supreme Court, Queens County, from presiding over an action entitled Lvovsky v Breznan (Sup Ct, Queens County, index No. 706107/13).
Adjudged that the petition is denied and the proceeding is dismissed on the merits, without costs or disbursements.
"Because of its extraordinary nature, prohibition is available only where there is a clear legal right, and then only when a court — in cases where judicial authority is challenged — acts or threatens to act either without jurisdiction or in excess of its authorized powers" (Matter of Holtzman v Goldman, 71 NY2d 564, 569 [1988]; see Matter of Rush v Mordue, 68 NY2d 348, 352 [1986]). The petitioner failed to demonstrate a clear legal right to the relief sought.
Hall, J.P., Sgroi, Cohen and Maltese, JJ., concur.