Doe v. Greco

Plaintiffs move for a preliminary injunction enjoining defendants from publicly disclosing the names, addresses and amount of public assistance received by residents of the Town of Saugerties.

Defendant Greco, the Supervisor and Town Welfare Officer, publicly disclosed his intention to read aloud, at a town board *188meeting, the names and addresses and amounts of public assistance received by the residents of the town. The stated purpose of such disclosure was to assist the town board in making welfare appropriations by presenting before it all possible information. Plaintiffs, two anonymous…