Summary
The Appellate Division, First Department denied Lashawn Mackey's application for relief under article 78 of the New York Civil Practice Law and Rules and dismissed the petition without costs or disbursements. The court also denied the motion for a stay.
Court
Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division, First Department
Writing for the Court
Manzanet-Daniels, J.P.; Kennedy, J.; Friedman, J.; Gesmer, J.; Rosado, J.
Jurisdiction
New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department
Decision date
May 14, 2026
Docket number
Motion No. M-1948; Appeal No. 6650; Case No. 2026-01529
Procedural posture
Petitioner presented an application to the Appellate Division pursuant to article 78 of the Civil Practice Law and Rules and separately moved for a stay.
Precedential value
Published intermediate appellate decision
Parties
Lashawn Mackey v. Felicia Anne Mennin, Alvin L. Bragg, Jr.
Disposition
dismissed
Topics
appellate procedurecivil procedureremedies
Practice areas
Civil procedureAppellate procedureRemedies
Questions Presented
- Whether the petitioner's article 78 application should be granted.
- Whether the motion for a stay should be granted.
Holdings
- The Appellate Division denied the application and dismissed the petition.
- The motion for a stay was denied.
Key quotations
“It is unanimously ordered that the application be and the same hereby is denied and the petition dismissed, without costs or disbursements.” (*1)
Factual background
The opinion does not set out the underlying facts or the nature of the challenged governmental action. It records only that Lashawn Mackey presented an article 78 application to the Appellate Division and sought a stay.
Procedural history
The opinion contains no description of proceedings in a lower court. The Appellate Division denied the article 78 application, dismissed the petition without costs or disbursements, and denied the motion for a stay.
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