Legal Opinion
Prisoners' Legal Services v. New York State Department of Correctional Services
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 1, 1988PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Hancock, Jr., J.
Do inmate grievances against State correction officers and the administrative decisions relating thereto constitute "personnel records, used to evaluate performance toward continued employment or promotion” (Civil Rights Law § 50-a [1]) which are exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) (see, Public Officers Law § 87 [2] [a])? This is the central question presented in the article 78 proceeding brought by petitioner, Prisoners’ Legal Services, for an order permitting it to inspect or copy the grievance records involving a correction…
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