Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Attorney(S) Bruce K. Carpenter for Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney-General ( Joseph J. Ricotta of counsel), See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK ex rel. WILLARD R. MESSICK, Appellant, v. PETER R. SORENSEN, as Buffalo Area Director of New York State Di Motion dismissed upon the ground that the question raised has become moot by reason of relator's release from prison (CPLR 7002, subd. [a]).