Case Name: In the Matter of Carol Diaz-Kamen, Petitioner, v. Donald R. Blydenburgh, as Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, et al., Respondents
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2007-04-03
Citations: 39 A.D.3d 544
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Carol Diaz-Kamen, Petitioner, v Donald R. Blydenburgh, as Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, et al., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 39
Pages: 544–544

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Carol Diaz-Kamen, Petitioner, v Donald R. Blydenburgh, as Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, et al., Respondents.
[831 NYS2d 728]

Opinion:
Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 in the nature of mandamus to compel the respondent Donald R. Blydenburgh, a Justice of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County, to issue a written decision with respect to certain matrimonial.issues.
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. of Sullivan County v Scheinman, 53 NY2d 12, 16 [1981]). The petitioner has failed to demonstrate a clear legal right to the relief sought. Schmidt, J.P., Spolzino, Florio and Skelos, JJ., concur.