It is hereby ordered that the judgment so appealed from is unanimously modified on the law by vacating the first three decretal paragraphs and as modified the judgment is affirmed without costs.
Memorandum: Supreme Court erred in converting this proceeding seeking a writ of habeas corpus to a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, and we therefore modify the judgment accordingly (see People ex rel. Smith v Mantello,
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