Combs v. Lipson

Edward Robinson, Jr., J.

By separate orders to show cause, Jesse P. Combs, the Sheriff of Nassau County, moves to quash two subpoenas served on him by Milton Lipson in his capacity as Nassau County Commissioner of Accounts on the ground the Commissioner lacks jurisdiction to investigate the administration of the affairs of the office of the Sheriff.

Each subpoena commands the Sheriff to appear as a witness at a hearing held in connection with an investigation being conducted by the respondent into the accounts, methods and activities of the management of officers and institutions under the…