Mireau v. Harkavy , 705 N.Y.S.2d 244 ( 2000 )

—Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 in the nature of mandamus, inter alia, to direct the respondent to recuse himself from an action entitled Mireau v Mireau, pending in the Supreme Court, Richmond County, under Index No. 5184/99.

Motion by the respondent to dismiss the proceeding.

Ordered that the motion is granted; and it is further,

Adjudged that the petition is denied and the proceeding is dismissed, without costs or disbursements.

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. v Scheinman, 53 NY2d 12, 16). The petitioner has failed to demonstrate a clear legal right to the relief sought. Ritter, J. P., Santucci, Thompson and McGinity, JJ., concur.