Barber v. Rubin

Nov 27, 1978
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Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, inter alia, to prohibit the respondent from enforcing an order of ‍‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‍the Supreme Court, Westchester County, dated July 17, 1978, which granted the application of the District Attorney of Westchester County to permit a physician to extract hairs, including roots, ‍‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‍from the petitioner’s head. Proceeding remitted to the Supreme Court, Westchester County, for further proceedings consistent herewith and determination of the proceeding held in abeyance in the interim. A ‍‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‍hearing should be held probing the necessity of a surgical procedure to remove the petitioner’s hair roots, the degree of the invasion into the petitioner’s body, the degree ‍‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‍of harm the petitioner may be exposed to and the conclusiveness and probative value of the evidence sought. (See People v Smith, 80 Mise 2d 210, and the cases cited therein. ‍‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‍See, also, People v Macedonio, 42 NY2d 944.) Hopkins, J. P., Martuscello, Latham and Damiani, JJ., concur.