Legal Opinion
Abdur-Rashid v. New York City Police Department
New York Supreme Court
Decided September 11, 2014PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Alexander W. Hunter, Jr., J.
The application by petitioner for an order pursuant to CPLR article 78, directing respondents to provide petitioner with records responsive to petitioner’s Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request 12-PL-106546 made pursuant to Public Officers Law § 84 et seq. is denied. The cross motion by respondents to dismiss the petition is granted.
This case presents an important issue of apparent first impression—whether a local New York State law enforcement agency responding to a FOIL request may refuse to confirm or deny the existence of responsive…
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Abdur-Rashid v. N.Y.C. Police Dep'tCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 2018
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