Argued September 7, 2000. Decided October 17, 2000. APPEAL, by permission of the Court of Appeals, from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Third Judicial Department, entered December 2, 1999, which affirmed a judgment of the Supreme Court (James B. Canfield, J.), entered in Albany County in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, granting a motion by respondent to dismiss the petition as time barred. Matter of Carter v. State of N.Y., Executive Dept., Div. of Parole
Decided September 20, 1984 Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Second Judicial Department, Bernard McCaffrey, J. Stanley A. Immerman for appellant. Seymour H. Kligler for Board of Cooperative Educational Services of Nassau County, respondent. MEYER, J. When the respondent in an article 78 proceeding challenges petitioner's standing only, it is error to dismiss the petition on the merits prior to service of respondent's answer. The mandate of CPLR 7804 (subd [f]) that, "If
(a) Proposed orders or judgments, with proof of service on all parties where the order is directed to be settled or submitted on notice, must be submitted for signature, unless otherwise directed by the court, within 60 days after the signing and filing of the decision directing that the order be settled or submitted. (b) Failure to submit the order or judgment timely shall be deemed an abandonment of the motion or action, unless for good cause shown. (c) (1) When settlement of an order or judgment