Legal Opinion
Town of Oyster Bay v. Williams
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 2, 1987PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 to review the denial by the respondents of access to certain documents, the petitioner appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Levitt, J.), dated July 1, 1986, which dismissed the petition.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
The New York State Freedom of Information Law (Public Officers Law § 85 et seq.) requires disclosure of the documents of a public agency unless that agency can convincingly demonstrate that the documents fall squarely within one of the specific exemptions which are set forth…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- McAulay v. Board of EducationAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978
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- In Re Grand Jury Subpoena Served Upon Bekins Record Storage Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1984
- McAulay v. Board of EducationNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
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