Lonski v. Kelly

Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Petitioner, an inmate at Attica, appeals from a judgment which denied his CPLR article 78 petition challenging respondents’ denial of his request under the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) to obtain a copy of a videotape depicting his transfer to special housing unit. We conclude that the videotape falls within the FOIL exemption for materials which, "if disclosed would *978endanger the life or safety of any person” (Public Officers Law § 87 [2] [f]), and that respondents properly denied petitioner’s request. In our view, respondents have articulated a…