Grills v. Giambra

OPINION OF THE COURT

Frank R. Bayger, J.

The petitioners in these proceedings seek an order vacating certain subpoenas duces tecum issued by the Buffalo Common Council’s special committee on off-track betting. The subpoenas directed the attendance and testimony of Messrs. Lee J. Grills, John J. Pautler and Martin Basinait and their production of certain records of the Western Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation (OTB). Mr. Grills is the immediate past president of the corporation. Messrs. Pautler and Basinait are OTB vice-presidents. The committee contends that the corporation was and is…