Elmer v. State

Memorandum: In all respects but one, we agree with the Court of Claims’ decision and order for reasons stated therein. We modify only with respect to claimant’s disclosure requests *1001numbers 15 and 16. Respondent must provide claimant with redacted transcripts of interviews of the 57 children and unredacted transcripts of interviews with the staff. Those interviews were conducted by the State of New York Commission on Quality Care for the Mentally Disabled in investigating incidents of child abuse and neglect allegedly occurring at the Western New York Children’s Psychiatric Center. Those…