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The extraordinary remedy of mandamus will lie only to compel the performance of a ministerial act and only when there exists a clear legal right to the relief sought (see Matter of Legal Aid Socy. of Sullivan County v Scheinman, 53 NY2d 12, 16 [1981]). The petitioner has failed to demonstrate a clear legal right to the relief sought. Mastro, J.P, Skelos, Leventhal and Roman, JJ., concur.
Madden v. Miller
Court: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Date filed: 2011-03-01
Citations: 82 A.D.3d 771, 917 N.Y.2d 912
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