*1 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department 990

CA 11-01782

PRESENT: SMITH, J.P., FAHEY, PERADOTTO, CARNI, AND SCONIERS, JJ. IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF MAUREEN

BOSCO, ACTING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL

NEW YORK PSYCHIATRIC CENTER, ORDER PETITIONER-RESPONDENT,

FOR AN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE INVOLUNTARY

TREATMENT OF MICHAEL C., A PATIENT AT CENTRAL

NEW YORK PSYCHIATRIC CENTER, RESPONDENT-APPELLANT. EMMETT J. CREAHAN, DIRECTOR, MENTAL HYGIENE LEGAL SERVICE, UTICA (NICHOLE M. HINMAN OF COUNSEL), FOR RESPONDENT-APPELLANT.

ERIC T. SCHNEIDERMAN, ATTORNEY GENERAL, ALBANY (ANDREW B. AYERS OF COUNSEL), FOR PETITIONER-RESPONDENT. Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Oneida County (Bernadette T. Clark, J.), entered June 2, 2011. The order, among other things, determined that respondent lacked the capacity to make a reasoned decision concerning his own treatment and adjudged that certain medication may be administered to respondent over his objection.

Now, upon reading and filing the stipulation of discontinuance signed by the attorneys for the parties on July 16, 2012,

It is hereby ORDERED that said appeal is unanimously dismissed without costs upon stipulation.

Entered: September 28, 2012 Frances E. Cafarell

Clerk of the Court