Legal Opinion
Green v. Safir
New York Supreme Court
Decided October 14, 1997PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Edward H. Lehner, J.
The central issue posed herein is whether petitioner, in his capacity as Public Advocate for the City of New York, is *402entitled to review files of the Police Department in disciplinary cases where the Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) "substantiated” complaints against police officers.
In the petition it is asserted that between one third and one half of all cases in which the CCRB substantiated a claim of police misconduct, the officer involved received no disciplinary action. The CCRB is an independent city agency established pursuant to section…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Community Board 7 v. SchafferNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
- City of New York v. City Civil Service CommissionNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Heard v. CuomoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
3Cited by13 opinions
- Green v. SafirAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- Madison Square Garden v. New York Metropolitan Transportation AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
- Green v. GiulianiNew York Supreme Court · 2000
- Custom Topsoil, Inc. v. City of BuffaloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
- James v. FarinaNew York Supreme Court · 2016
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