Kairis v. Fischer

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Cahill, J.), entered September 25, 2012 in Albany County, which dismissed petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, to review two determinations of respondent denying two requests under the Freedom of Information Law.

Petitioner, a prison inmate, was transferred to another correctional facility at the request of a staff member. His Freedom of Information Law (see Public Officers Law art 6) request for documents pertaining to “a staff separation that provoked [his] transfer” was denied upon the basis that the documents…