MATTER OF ANONYMOUS


55 N.Y.2d 1021 (1982)

In the Matter of Anonymous, an Alleged Mentally Ill Person, Appellant. Robert Cancro, as Director of Bellevue Psychiatric Hospital, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided February 25, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Ambrosio, Clifford S. Karr and Ronald N. Gottlieb for appellant.

Frederick A. O. Schwarz, Jr., Corporation Counsel (Stephen J. McGrath and Leonard Koerner of counsel), for respondent.

Robert Abrams, Attorney-General (Thomas P. Dorsey and Shirley Adelson Siegel of counsel), in his statutory capacity pursuant to section 71 of the Executive Law.

Concur: Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and MEYER.


Order affirmed, without costs. The Appellate Division did not abuse its discretion in dismissing the appeal to that court...

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