What remedies exist for prolonged delays in issuing agency decisions in New York administrative law?

• A. Direct appeals to the appellate division.
• B. Judicial relief to compel action, remand for completion, or other mandamus-like remedies.
• C. Monetary damages against the agency.
• D. Requests for automatic dismissal of the case.

Answer: (B)

When a New York agency fails to issue a required decision, you turn to the courts to force action. The proper remedy is judicial relief under CPLR Article 78 that compels the agency to act, or to remand the matter to the agency to complete the record, or to provide other mandamus-like relief. This approach targets the agency’s duty to decide and can yield an order requiring the agency to issue a decision, or to return the file for completion so the decision can proceed. Direct appeals are not the route for forcing timely action when there’s a delay, and monetary damages against the agency aren’t the available remedy in this context. Automatic dismissal due to delay isn’t the remedy either; the court’s role is to compel progress or correct deficiencies, not automatically end the case.