Empire Center for New York State Policy v. Teachers' Retirement System

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Michael D. Stallman, J.), entered September 6, 2012, dismissing the petition brought pursuant to CPLR article 78 to annul respondent’s determination, dated February 7, 2012, which denied petitioner’s request under the Freedom of Information Law for the names of retired members of respondent, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Respondent’s determination to withhold the names of retirees of the public retirement system, pursuant to the exemption set forth in Public Officers Law § 89 (7) was not affected by an error of law (see Mulgrew v Board of Educ.…