Case Name: In the Matter of Sheryll Mizell, Petitioner, v. Noach Dear, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2017-11-22
Citations: 155 A.D.3d 959
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Sheryll Mizell, Petitioner, v Noach Dear, Respondent.
Judges: Chambers, J.P., Cohen, Barros and Christopher, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 155
Pages: 959–959

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Sheryll Mizell, Petitioner, v Noach Dear, Respondent.
[63 NYS3d 887]

Opinion:
Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 in the nature of prohibition, inter alia, to prohibit the respondent, Noach Dear, a Justice of the Supreme Court, Kings County, from enforcing two orders dated September 21, 2016, and June 5, 2017, respectively, in an action entitled U.S. Bank, N.A. v Mizell, pending in the Supreme Court, Kings County, under index No. 508980/15.
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 has failed to establish a clear legal right to the relief sought.
Chambers, J.P., Cohen, Barros and Christopher, JJ., concur.