Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2016-10-07 23:22:18.275925+00
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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
             Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department

382
CA 15-00866
PRESENT: CENTRA, J.P., CARNI, DEJOSEPH, CURRAN, AND SCUDDER, JJ.

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION FOR DISCHARGE
OF DANIEL VEGA, CONSECUTIVE NO. 48447, FROM
CENTRAL NEW YORK PSYCHIATRIC CENTER PURSUANT TO
MENTAL HYGIENE LAW SECTION 10.09,
PETITIONER-APPELLANT,

                      V                             MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

STATE OF NEW YORK, NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF
MENTAL HEALTH AND NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF
CORRECTIONS AND COMMUNITY SUPERVISION,
RESPONDENTS-RESPONDENTS.
(APPEAL NO. 2.)

EMMETT J. CREAHAN, DIRECTOR, MENTAL HYGIENE LEGAL SERVICE, UTICA
(PATRICK T. CHAMBERLAIN OF COUNSEL), FOR PETITIONER-APPELLANT.

ERIC T. SCHNEIDERMAN, ATTORNEY GENERAL, ALBANY (JONATHAN D. HITSOUS OF
COUNSEL), FOR RESPONDENTS-RESPONDENTS.

     Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Oneida County (Joseph
E. Fahey, A.J.), entered April 29, 2015 in a proceeding pursuant to
Mental Hygiene Law article 10. The order, among other things, denied
petitioner’s motion to vacate the order continuing his commitment to a
secure treatment facility.

     It is hereby ORDERED that the order so appealed from is
unanimously affirmed without costs.

     Same memorandum as in Matter of Vega v State of New York ([appeal
No. 1] ___ AD3d ___ [June 10, 2016]).

Entered:    June 10, 2016                         Frances E. Cafarell
                                                  Clerk of the Court