Legal Opinion
Fahy v. Commission to Investigate Allegations of Police Corruption & the City's Anticorruption Procedures
New York Supreme Court
Decided February 5, 1971PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHyman Korn, J.
Petitioners, sergeants in the New York City Police Department, seek an order pursuant to CPLR 2304 quashing subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum heretofore served upon them by respondent Commission to Investigate Allegations of Police Corruption, also known as the Knapp Commission.
By separate motion, the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association, the Sergeants’ Benevolent Association and the New York Civil Liberties Union seek leave to intervene as amicus curiae. Leave to so intervene is granted and the court commends the aforementioned organizations for their interest herein.
In companion motions,…
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