Case Name: In the Matter of Richard Morgan, Petitioner, v. Kenneth H. Resnick, Respondent. Office of the District Attorney of Rockland County, Nonparty Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2002-12-30
Citations: 300 A.D.2d 663
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Richard Morgan, Petitioner, v Kenneth H. Resnick, Respondent. Office of the District Attorney of Rockland County, Nonparty Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 300
Pages: 663–664

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Richard Morgan, Petitioner, v Kenneth H. Resnick, Respondent. Office of the District Attorney of Rockland County, Nonparty Respondent.
[752 NYS2d 893]

Opinion:
—Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 in the nature of prohibition, inter alia, to prohibit the use of blood samples obtained in a pending criminal action and application for poor person relief.
Motion by the nonparty respondent Office of the District Attorney of Rockland County to dismiss the proceeding.
Ordered that the application for poor person relief is granted to the extent that the filing fee imposed by CPLR 8002 (b) is waived and the application is otherwise denied as academic; and it is further,
Ordered that the motion is granted; and it is further,
Adjudged that the petition is denied and the proceeding is dismissed, 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; see Matter of Rush v Mordue, 68 NY2d 348, 352). The petitioner has failed to demonstrate a clear legal right to the relief sought. Altman, J.P., S. Miller, Adams and Mastro, JJ., concur.