BLOOM v. CROSSON


183 A.D.2d 341 (1992)

Bernard M. Bloom, as Kings County Surrogate, et al., Respondents, v. Matthew T. Crosson, as Chief Administrator of the Courts of The State of New York, Appellant, et al., Defendant

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

November 25, 1992


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Colodner, New York City (John Eiseman, Stephen Gross, Lawrence Marks and Kenneth Falk of counsel), for appellant.

Cahn, Wishod, Wishod & Lamb, Melville (Richard C. Cahn, Scott M. Karson, Frederick Eisenbud and Howard M. Miller of counsel), for Bernard M. Bloom, respondent.

Mahon, Mahon & Mahon, Westbury (Stephen B. Hand, Donald J. Farinacci, Lawrence Mahon and John R. Morken of counsel), for Bar Association of Nassau County, amicus curiae.

Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker, New York City (Anthony J. Mercorella, Sheryl Katz and Richard E. Lerner of counsel), for Bronx County Bar Association, amicus curiae.

Bleakley, Platt & Schmidt, White Plains (William F. Harrington, Robert D. Meade and Mary Ellen Manley of counsel), for Westchester County Bar Association, amicus curiae.

Howard E. Pachman, P. C., Commack (Thomas J. Spellman, Jr., of counsel), for Suffolk County Bar Association, amicus curiae.

MIKOLL, J. P., LEVINE, CASEY and HARVEY, JJ., concur.


MAHONEY, J.

Effective April 10, 1992, the Legislature approved a two-year experimental austerity measure under which defendant Chief Administrator of the Courts was permitted to "authorize the use of mechanical recording of testimony and of other proceedings in each cause, in lieu of the taking of stenographic minutes thereof, in: (i) a surrogate's court in any county...

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