Matter of Lazzari v. Town of Eastchester
| Decision Date | 26 May 2009 |
| Docket Number | 2008-08313. |
| Citation | 878 N.Y.S.2d 904,2009 NY Slip Op 04239,62 A.D.3d 1002 |
| Parties | In the Matter of RICHARD LAZZARI, Respondent, v. TOWN OF EASTCHESTER et al., Appellants. |
| Court | New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division |
Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, with costs, and the matter is remitted to the Supreme Court, Westchester County, for the joinder of the Westchester County Department of Human Resources as a respondent in this proceeding, without prejudice to its right to assert any defenses or affirmative defenses, the service of the notice of petition and petition by the petitioner upon the Westchester County Department of Human Resources within 30 days after service upon him of a copy of this decision and order, the service by the Westchester County Department of Human Resources of an answer or motion directed to the petition, and a new determination thereafter of the petition, in accordance herewith.
Under the circumstances presented, we agree with the appellants that the Westchester County Department of Human Resources (hereinafter the County DHR) is a necessary party to this proceeding (CPLR 1001 [a]), and the Supreme Court should have ordered it joined (CPLR 1001 [b]). Accordingly, the County DHR must be joined as a respondent without prejudice to its right to assert any defenses or affirmative defenses and the petitioner must serve the notice of petition and petition upon it within 30 days after service upon him of a copy of this decision and order (see Windy Ridge Farm v Assessor of Town of Shandaken, 11 NY3d 725, 727 [2008]; Matter of Romeo v New York State Dept. of Educ., 41 AD3d 1102, 1105 [2007]). Thus, we remit the matter to the Supreme Court, Westchester County, for a new determination of the petition, with the participation of the County DHR.
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