Boddie v. Goord

—Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Harris, J.), entered June 5, 1997 in Albany County, which partially dismissed petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, to review a determination of respondents denying petitioner’s request under the Freedom of Information Law.

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Law (Public Officers Law art 6) petitioner, a prison inmate, requested that he be provided with a copy of the State Department of Correctional Services Employee Manual. Respondents granted petitioner’s request in part but denied disclosure of certain…