Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Attorney(S) Bartley J. Costello, III, John J. Ciavardoni William F. Sheehan for Robert Abrams, Attorney-General ( Peter H. Schiff Alan W. Rubenstein of counsel), for See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. In the Matter of CHARLES SHATTENKIRK et al., Appellants, v. MICHAEL FINNERTY, as Budget Director of the State of New York, et al., Respondents. Order, insofar as appealed from, affirmed, with costs, for reasons stated in the opinion by Presiding Justice A. Franklin Mahoney at the Appellate Division ( 97 A.D.2d 51). Concur: Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, JONES, WACHTLER, MEYER, SIMONS and KAYE.