Case Name: In the Matter of Michael P., Appellant, v. Diana G., Respondent
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1990-05-10
Citations: 75 N.Y.2d 1003
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Michael P., Appellant, v Diana G., Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 75
Pages: 1003–1004

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Michael P., Appellant, v Diana G., Respondent.
Submitted April 30, 1990;
decided May 10, 1990

Opinion:
Motion for leave to appeal denied. Motion for a stay dis missed as academic. The Court of Appeals restates the rule that denial of a motion for leave to appeal is not equivalent to an affirmance and has no precedential value (see, e.g., Matter of Marchant v Mead-Morrison Mfg. Co., 252 NY 284, 297-298 [Cardozo, Ch. J.]; New York Pub. Interest Research Group v Governor's Advisory Commn., 71 NY2d 964).