RUSSELL, PETER J. v. TRIPP, JASON

• Court: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
• Decided: November 10, 2016
• Docket: CA 15-01410
• Status: Published

Opinion

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department

996 CA 15-01410 PRESENT: WHALEN, P.J., PERADOTTO, NEMOYER, CURRAN, AND TROUTMAN, JJ.

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF PETER J. RUSSELL, INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, OF CENTRAL NEW YORK PSYCHIATRIC CENTER, PETITIONER-RESPONDENT,

V MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

JASON TRIPP, A PATIENT AT CENTRAL NEW YORK PSYCHIATRIC CENTER, CONSECUTIVE NO. 21706, RESPONDENT-APPELLANT.

EMMETT J. CREAHAN, DIRECTOR, MENTAL HYGIENE LEGAL SERVICE, UTICA (BRYCE THERRIEN OF COUNSEL), FOR RESPONDENT-APPELLANT.

ERIC T. SCHNEIDERMAN, ATTORNEY GENERAL, ALBANY (PATRICK A. WOODS OF COUNSEL), FOR PETITIONER-RESPONDENT.

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Oneida County (Erin P. Gall, J.), entered July 20, 2015. The order, inter alia, granted the application of petitioner for authorization to administer medication to respondent over his objection.

It is hereby ORDERED that said appeal is unanimously dismissed without costs.

Memorandum: Respondent appeals from an order granting petitioner’s application for authorization to administer medication to respondent over his objection. The order has since expired, rendering this appeal moot (see Matter of Bosco [Quinton F.], 100 AD3d 1525, 1526). Contrary to respondent’s contention, this case does not fall within the exception to the mootness doctrine (see Matter of McGrath, 245 AD2d 1081, 1082; see generally Matter of Hearst Corp. v Clyne, 50 NY2d 707, 714-715).

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