Case Name: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Alana Roth, on Behalf of Miles Payton, Appellant, v. Joseph Ponte, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2017-12-28
Citations: 156 A.D.3d 579
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York ex rel. Alana Roth, on Behalf of Miles Payton, Appellant, v Joseph Ponte, Respondent.
Judges: Concur—Friedman, J.P., Gische, Webber, Kahn and Singh, JJ.
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 156
Pages: 579–580

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York ex rel. Alana Roth, on Behalf of Miles Payton, Appellant, v Joseph Ponte, Respondent.
[65 NYS3d 704]

Opinion:
Appeal from judgment (denominated an order), Supreme Court, New York County (Larry R.C. Stephen, J.), entered on or about December 19, 2016, denying the petition for a writ of habeas corpus and dismissing the proceeding brought pursuant to CPLR article 70, unanimously dismissed, without costs, as moot.
This habeas petition challenging the bail court's refusal to approve a bail bond, on the ground of insufficient collateral, is concededly moot in light of petitioner's subsequent guilty plea in the underlying case (see e.g. People ex rel. Mason v Warden, 138 AD3d 501 [1st Dept 2016]). We decline to apply an excep tion to the mootness doctrine (see Matter of Hearst Corp. v Clyne, 50 NY2d 707, 714-715 [1980]; see also People ex rel. Fox v Ponte, 151 AD3d 502 [1st Dept 2017], lv denied 30 NY3d 902 [2017]).
Concur—Friedman, J.P., Gische, Webber, Kahn and Singh, JJ.