Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. In the Matter of HARRY RICHARDS, Appellant, v. THOMAS A. COUGHLIN, III, as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Correctional Ser Ordered that the appeal is dismissed as academic, without costs or disbursements. The petitioner has been granted parole release, thereby rendering this appeal academic. Lawrence, J.P., Spatt, Sullivan and Balletta, JJ., concur.