By its own terms, the order which respondent seeks to challenge expired on December 16, 2016. Furthermore, it is undisputed that, in November 2016, respondent was transferred to another medical facility, and petitioner no longer has any direct stake in respondent's medical treatment. Accordingly, the order is moot, and, under the circumstances presented, the exception to the mootness doctrine is inapplicable (see Matter of Hearst Corp. v Clyne,
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