IN RE: Timmy WALKER (2024)

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (James H. Ferreira, J.), entered September 15, 2022 in Albany County, which, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, denied petitioner Timmy Walker's motion for leave to reargue.

Petitioner Timmy Walker, an incarcerated individual, is serving a prison term of 46 years to life upon his convictions of murder in the second degree, two counts of kidnapping in the second degree, robbery in the first degree, criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree.  During his period of incarceration, he married petitioner Jacqueline Walker and he applied to participate in the family reunion program.  The application, which was subject to special review due to the nature of his crimes (see 7 NYCRR 220.4[c][1][iii], [iv]), was denied based upon safety concerns due to his criminal history.¹  Upon administrative review, the denial was upheld, prompting petitioners to commence this CPLR article 78 proceeding.  Supreme Court, by decision entered May 2, 2022, dismissed the proceeding, finding that there was a rational basis for the denial of the application.  Thereafter, Timmy Walker moved for reargument and Supreme Court, by judgment entered September 15, 2022, denied the motion.  He appeals from the order denying his motion to reargue.

No appeal lies from the denial of a motion seeking reargument (see Matter of Platt v. Russo, 163 A.D.3d 1379, 1380, 77 N.Y.S.3d 896 [3d Dept. 2018];  Roman v. Shabaka, 80 A.D.3d 1112, 1113, 914 N.Y.S.2d 920 [3d Dept. 2011]).  Accordingly, the appeal from Supreme Court's September 15, 2022 order must be dismissed.

ORDERED that the appeal is dismissed, without costs.

FOOTNOTES

1.   Timmy Walker was previously convicted of, among other things, attempted sexual abuse in the first degree.

Powers, J.

Garry, P.J., Aarons, Reynolds Fitzgerald and Fisher, JJ., concur.