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MATTER OF NONHUMAN RIGHTS PROJECT, INC. v. LAVERY

No. 2018-268

31 N.Y.3d 1054 (2018)

100 N.E.3d 846

76 N.Y.S.3d 507

2018 NY Slip Op 03309

In the Matter of NONHUMAN RIGHTS PROJECT, INC., on Behalf of TOMMY, Appellant, v. PATRICK C. LAVERY et al., Respondents. In the Matter of NONHUMAN RIGHTS PROJECT, INC., on Behalf of KIKO, Appellant, v. CARMEN PRESTI et al., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of New York.

Decided May 8, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elizabeth S. Stein , New Hyde Park, for appellant.

Patrick C. Lavery, respondent pro se.

Center for Constitutional Rights, New York City ( Rachel A. Meeropol of counsel), for Center for Constitutional Rights, amicus curiae.

Mary Jean Mezzina , Baldwin, for Kristin Andrews and others, amici curiae.

Spencer Lo , Brooklyn, for Justin Marceau and others, amici curiae.

Spencer Lo , Brooklyn, for Laurence H. Tribe, amicus curiae.

OPINION OF THE COURT

MEMORANDUM.

Motion for leave to appeal denied.

Concur: Chief Judge DiFIORE and Judges RIVERA, FAHEY, GARCIA and WILSON, Judge FAHEY in an opinion. Judges STEIN and FEINMAN taking no part.

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