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MATTER OF ORFALI

123 A.D.2d 275 (1986)

In the Matter of Kassem Orfali, Respondent. Clerk of City of New York, Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

September 25, 1986

It is well established that the extraordinary remedy of mandamus is available only to enforce the performance of a ministerial duty and thus may not be awarded to compel an act involving the exercise of discretion by a public official. (Klostermann v Cuomo, 61 N.Y.2d 525.) Domestic Relations Law § 20 provides that respondent City Clerk "may" take action to correct documents relating to contracts of marriage where "it is claimed...

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