What is the test for bringing an action against a district attorney in a civil case if the district attorney does not attend the hearing?

"New York", United States of America

The following excerpt is from People v. Wyner, 207 Misc. 673 (N.Y. Dist. Ct. 1955):

In People ex rel. Pringle v. Conway (121 Misc. 620, 622), the court there said: "But if he (the district attorney) does not appear and counsel for the complainant is present and the magistrate elects to proceed with the hearing such action would be entirely proper, and a magistrate could avail himself of prosecutor's counsel to present the case."

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