IN RE: Michael Stecker (2026)

Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, New York.

IN RE: Michael Stecker, petitioner/appellant, v. New York State Unified Court System–Office of Court Administration, respondent/respondent.

2023–01205 (Index No. 201984 /22)

Decided: April 08, 2026

BETSY BARROS, J.P. ANGELA G. IANNACCI HELEN VOUTSINAS ELENA GOLDBERG VELAZQUEZ, JJ.

Scott Lockwood, Deer Park, NY, for petitioner/appellant. David Nocenti, New York, N.Y. (Pedro Morales of counsel), for respondent/respondent.

Argued—September 9, 2025

DECISION, ORDER & JUDGMENT

Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 to review a determination of the New York State Office of Court Administration dated July 13, 2022, which proceeding was transferred to this Court pursuant to CPLR 7804(g) by order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Joseph A. Santorelli, J.), dated December 19, 2022, and appeal by the petitioner from the same order. Justice Goldberg Velazquez has been substituted for former Justice Miller (see 22 NYCRR 1250.1[b] ).

ORDERED that the appeal is dismissed (see CPLR 5701[b]; 7804[g] ); and it is further,

ADJUDGED that the proceeding is dismissed as academic; and it is further,

ORDERED that one bill of costs is awarded to the respondent.

The proceeding has been rendered academic in light of the revised determination dated March 15, 2023, which superseded the determination dated July 13, 2022 (see Matter of Stecker v New York State Unified Ct. Sys.-Off. of Ct. Admin., _ AD3d _ [Appellate Division Docket No. 2024–01090; decided herewith] ).

BARROS, J.P., IANNACCI, VOUTSINAS and GOLDBERG VELAZQUEZ, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

Darrell M. Joseph

Clerk of the Court

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