Wood v. Ellison

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Williams, J.), entered February 17, 1993 in Sullivan County, which, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, granted respondent’s motion to dismiss the petition for failure to state a claim.

Petitioner commenced this proceeding to compel the release of certain documents previously requested under the Freedom of Information Law (Public Officers Law art 6). The documents pertained to a 1983 criminal prosecution against petitioner. According to the Town Clerk of the Town of Neversink, the responses and documentation provided to petitioner…