Mantione v. Insurance Department

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York

Mantione v. Insurance Department

277 A.D.2d 952, 716 N.Y.S.2d 547, 2000 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 11597

CourtAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

DecidedNovember 13, 2000

StatusPublished

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Mantione v. Insurance Department, 277 A.D.2d 952, 716 N.Y.S.2d 547, 2000 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 11597 (N.Y. Ct. App. 2000).

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—Order unanimously vacated without costs and matter remitted to Supreme Court for further proceedings in accordance with the following Memoran-' dum: Petitioner commenced this proceeding seeking to vacate or modify the penalty imposed by respondent Superintendent in a disciplinary proceeding. Petitioner admitted that he committed the acts alleged in the charges. Supreme Court acknowledged that neither party raised the issue whether the determination of guilt is supported by substantial evidence but [953]*953stated that it must “independently analyze the case to decide whether the substantial evidence test is properly applicable.” The court sua sponte determined that transfer was mandated pursuant to CPLR 7803 (4) and 7804 (g). We disagree. In view of petitioner’s admissions, the court erred as a matter of law in finding an issue of substantial evidence. The proceeding should not have been transferred. Thus, we vacate the order and remit the matter to Supreme Court to review the penalty imposed (see, CPLR 7803 [3]). (CPLR art 78 Proceeding Transferred by Order of Supreme Court, Erie County, Fahey, J.) Present— Green, J. P., Pine, Hayes, Scudder and Lawton, JJ.

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—Order unanimously vacated without costs and matter remitted to Supreme Court for further proceedings in accordance with the following Memoran-' dum: Petitioner commenced this proceeding seeking to vacate or modify the penalty imposed by respondent Superintendent in a disciplinary proceeding. Petitioner admitted that he committed the acts alleged in the charges. Supreme Court acknowledged that neither party raised the issue whether the determination of guilt is supported by substantial evidence but [953]*953stated that it must “independently analyze the case to decide whether the substantial evidence test is properly applicable.” The court sua sponte determined that transfer was mandated pursuant to CPLR 7803 (4) and 7804 (g). We disagree. In view of petitioner’s admissions, the court erred as a matter of law in finding an issue of substantial evidence. The proceeding should not have been transferred. Thus, we vacate the order and remit the matter to Supreme Court to review the penalty imposed (see, CPLR 7803 [3]). (CPLR art 78 Proceeding Transferred by Order of Supreme Court, Erie County, Fahey, J.) Present— Green, J. P., Pine, Hayes, Scudder and Lawton, JJ.

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277 A.D.2d 952, 716 N.Y.S.2d 547, 2000 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 11597, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/mantione-v-insurance-department-nyappdiv-2000.