Laporte v. Morgenthau

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Diane A. Lebedeff, J.), entered on or about January 27, 2004, which granted the petition to the limited extent set forth in the court’s prior interim orders, directing respondent to produce redacted audiotapes, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

There is a statutory exemption (Public Officers Law § 87 [2] [f]) for requests to produce record evidence that might compromise the safety of certain witnesses or law enforcement personnel, especially where the requester has demonstrated a propensity for violence and revenge (Matter of Howard v Malone, 247 AD2d…