Whitley v. New York County District Attorney's Office

Respondents’ determination was not affected by an error of law (see CPLR 7803 [3]; Mulgrew v Board of Educ. of the City School Dist. of the City of N.Y., 87 AD3d 506, 507 [1st Dept 2011], lv denied 18 NY3d 806 [2012]). Respondents correctly determined that disclosure of the requested documents would have interfered with petitioner’s then-pending criminal appeal and any subsequent proceedings in the underlying criminal case (see Public Officers Law § 87 [2] [e] [i]; Matter of Moreno v New York County Dist. Attorney’s Off., 38 AD3d 358, 358 [1st Dept 2007], lv denied 9 NY3d 801 [2007]).…