IN RE: John T. JONES (2000)

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

IN RE: John T. JONES, et al., petitioners, v. NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, et al., respondents.

Decided: February 07, 2000

DANIEL W. JOY, J.P., MYRIAM J. ALTMAN, GLORIA GOLDSTEIN and ROBERT W. SCHMIDT, JJ.

John T. Jones and Cinemon Sober/Jones, Brooklyn, N.Y., petitioners pro se. Michael D. Hess, Corporation Counsel, New York, N.Y. (Elizabeth S. Natrella and Margaret G. King of counsel), for respondent New York City Department of Social Services. Eliot L. Spitzer, Attorney-General, New York, N.Y. (George A. Alvarez of counsel), for respondent New York State Department of Social Services.

Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 to review a determination of the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance dated June 15, 1998, made after a hearing, confirming a determination of the respondent New York City Department of Social Services, which, inter alia, terminated public assistance, food stamps, and medical assistance benefits to the petitioner Cinemon Sobers/Jones.

ADJUDGED that the determination is confirmed and the proceeding is dismissed on the merits, without costs or disbursements.

The determination to discontinue benefits was properly based on, inter alia, the petitioners' failure to attend scheduled meetings and to provide necessary information about their financial circumstances (see, Social Services Law § 101 [1]; § 131-c; 18 NYCRR 351.2[c]; 351.6[c][2]; 351.21; 351.22; 352.30 [a]; Matter of Louis v. Dowling, 216 A.D.2d 396, 628 N.Y.S.2d 519; see also, Matter of Buchanan v. Wing, 245 A.D.2d 634, 664 N.Y.S.2d 865).

MEMORANDUM BY THE COURT.

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