Matter of Sellers v Sellers-Boykin
2010 NY Slip Op 03135 [72 AD3d 832]
April 13, 2010
Appellate Division, Second Department
As corrected through Wednesday, June 9, 2010


In the Matter of Donald K. Sellers, Sr., Appellant,
v
DebraSellers-Boykin, Respondent.

[*1]Robert C. Mitchell, Central Islip, N.Y. (Jorge L. Rosario of counsel), for appellant.

Glenn Gucciardo, Northport, N.Y., for respondent.

In a family offense proceeding pursuant to Family Court Act article 8, the husband appealsfrom an order of the Family Court, Suffolk County (Burke, Ct. Atty. Ref.), dated May 18, 2009,which granted the wife's motion, made at the close of his case, to dismiss the petition for failureto establish a prima facie case, and vacated a temporary order of protection of the same court(Tarantino, J.) dated February 11, 2009.

Ordered that the order dated May 18, 2009, is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.

The evidence proffered in support of the petition failed to establish that the wife committedthe family offenses of criminal mischief, disorderly conduct, or harassment in the second degree(see Family Ct Act § 812 [1]; Penal Law §§ 145.00, 240.20, 240.26).Skelos, J.P., Austin, Roman and Sgroi, JJ., concur.


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