N.Y. CVP Law § 7802

§ 7802. Parties. (a) Definition of "body or officer". The expression\n"body or officer" includes every court, tribunal, board, corporation,\nofficer, or other person, or aggregation of persons, whose action may be\naffected by a proceeding under this article\n (b) Persons whose terms of office have expired; successors. Whenever\nnecessary to accomplish substantial justice, a proceeding under this\narticle may be maintained against an officer exercising judicial or\nquasi-judicial functions, or member of a body whose term of office has\nexpired. Any party may join the successor of such officer or member of a\nbody or other person having custody of the record of proceedings under\nreview.\n (c) Prohibition in favor of another. Where the proceeding is brought\nto restrain a body or officer from proceeding without or in excess of\njurisdiction in favor of another, the latter shall be joined as a party.\n (d) Other interested persons. The court may direct that notice of the\nproceeding be given to any person. It may allow other interested persons\nto intervene.\n