Lawrence v. Supreme Court of New York, New York County

• Decision Date: 18 November 1965
• Citation: 24 A.D.2d 849,264 N.Y.S.2d 501
• Parties: Application of John M. LAWRENCE, Petitioner, v. The SUPREME COURT OF the State of NEW YORK, COUNTY OF NEW YORK, Emilio Nunez, a Judge of said Court, and Anna M. Kross, Commissioner, Department of Correction of the City of New York Respondents, for an order pursuant to Article 78, CPLR.
• Court: New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division

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264 N.Y.S.2d 501

24 A.D.2d 849

Application of John M. LAWRENCE, Petitioner, v.The SUPREME COURT OF the State of NEW YORK, COUNTY OF NEW YORK, Emilio Nunez, a Judge of said Court, and Anna M Kross, Commissioner, Department of Correction of the City of New YorkRespondents, for an order pursuant to Article 78, CPLR.

Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department.

Nov. 18, 1965.

J. M. Lawrence, pro se.

L. J. Lefkowitz, L. Larkin, New York City, and Arthur H. Miller, Brooklyn, N. Y., for respondents.

Before BREITEL, J. P., and RABIN, VALENTE, STEVENS and STEUER, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

Petition brought under Article 78 CPLR in the nature of a writ of prohibition, unanimously dismissed, without costs.

Prohibition does not lie to correct alleged error or to prevent prospective error where the Court has jurisdiction of the subject matter before it.The extraordinary remedy sought may not be employed where such error, if any, 'may be remedied by way of appeal, and where no extreme necessity is...