Competitive Enterprise Institute v. Attorney General

OPINION OF THE COURT

Henry F. Zwack, J.

In this CPLR article 78 proceeding involving a request pursuant to the Freedom of Information Law (Public Officers Law art 6 [FOIL]) by petitioner Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) for the production of documents by respondent Attorney General, by a decision and order dated November 21, 2016, the court determined that the petitioner had substantially prevailed and that respondent had failed to fully explain the reason for denial of access and also failed to detail its search for the requested information (Common Interest Agreement [CIA]) (see 53 Misc…