Matter of Nichols v. New York State Cent. Register of Child Abuse & Maltreatment

Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 to review a determination of the Commissioner of the New York State Office of Children and Family Services dated July 25, 2014, which, after a hearing, denied the petitioner’s application to amend and seal a report maintained by the New York State Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment.

Adjudged that the petition is granted, on the law, with costs, the determination is annulled, and the matter is remitted to the respondent New York State Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment to grant the petitioner’s application.

At an administrative…