IN RE: Eleanora SMITH (2024)

DECISION & ORDER

In a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 to review a determination dated May 3, 2021, terminating the petitioner's membership in the respondent Patterson Fire Department No. 1, Inc., the petitioner appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Putnam County (Gina C. Capone, J.), dated September 14, 2022.  The judgment denied the petition and dismissed the proceeding.

ORDERED that the appeal is dismissed, with costs.

“CPLR 5526 requires that a record on appeal contain the papers and exhibits upon which the order appealed from was founded.  It is the obligation of the appellant to assemble a proper record on appeal” (Klein v. Richs Towing, 213 A.D.3d 920, 920–921, 184 N.Y.S.3d 156 [internal quotation marks omitted];  see CPLR 5526;  Bruzzese v. Bruzzese, 203 A.D.3d 1007, 1010, 165 N.Y.S.3d 115).  Here, the petitioner argues that the Supreme Court should have annulled a determination dated May 3, 2021, terminating her membership in the respondent Patterson Fire Department No. 1, Inc. However, the record does not contain the petitioner's underlying reply affirmation or the audio recording of the meeting at which her membership was terminated, both of which were considered by the court in rendering a determination on the petition.  Therefore, the record is inadequate to allow this Court to render an informed decision, and the appeal must be dismissed (see Klein v. Richs Towing, 213 A.D.3d at 920–921, 184 N.Y.S.3d 156;  Matter of George v. Kings County Hosp. Ctr., 119 A.D.3d 569, 987 N.Y.S.2d 912).

BRATHWAITE NELSON, J.P., MALTESE, WAN and LANDICINO, JJ., concur.