Case Name: In the Matter of Diane M. Weeden, Petitioner, v. John J. Ark, as Justice of the Supreme Court, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2003-12-31
Citations: 2 A.D.3d 1280
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Diane M. Weeden, Petitioner, v John J. Ark, as Justice of the Supreme Court, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 2
Pages: 1280–1281

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Diane M. Weeden, Petitioner, v John J. Ark, as Justice of the Supreme Court, Respondent.
[768 NYS2d 891]

Opinion:
— Original CPLR article 78 proceeding commenced in this Court on April 24, 2003, seeking a writ of mandamus.
It is hereby ordered that said petition be and the same hereby is unanimously dismissed without costs.
Memorandum: Petitioner commenced this proceeding, pro se, seeking a writ of mandamus compelling respondent to decide her motion to settle the record on appeal with respect to four underlying actions (see generally Miller v Lanzisera, 273 AD2d 866, 867 [2000], appeal dismissed 95 NY2d 887 [2000], rearg denied 96 NY2d 731 [2001]). Contrary to the contention of petitioner, respondent did in fact decide her motion by denying it. While "[e]very appellant has a clear legal right to settlement of the record" (Matter of Lavar C., 185 AD2d 36, 39 [1992]), that principle presupposes that an appellant has submitted a proposed record in compliance with CPLR 5526 and 22 NYCRR 1000.4, and petitioner failed to do so here. Present—Pigott, Jr., P.J., Pine, Scudder, Gorski and Lawton, JJ.