Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Docket Number No. 552. Attorney(S) Ralph P. Katz for J. Lee Rankin, pro se, Frederic S. Nathan, Stanley Buchsbaum for Judges PER CURIAM. See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. SHANKER ET AL. v. RANKIN, CORPORATION COUNSEL OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK 25 N.Y.2d 780, 250 N.E.2d 584, appeal dismissed. PER CURIAM. The motion to dismiss is granted and the appeal is dismissed for want of a substantial federal question. MR. JUSTICE BLACK and MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS are of the opinion that probable jurisdiction should be noted.