Bass Pro, Inc. v. Megna
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Peters, J.P
Petitioners each made a Freedom of Information Law (see Public Officers Law art 6 [hereinafter FOIL]) request for any and all documents reviewed, analyzed or prepared by the Department of Taxation and Finance in connection with its investigation of petitioners and ultimate decision to conduct a sales tax audit. The Department provided over 750 pages of responsive documents, but denied access to 91 pages based upon various FOIL exemptions.* Following an unsuccessful administrative appeal, petitioners commenced these CPLR article 78 proceedings seeking disclosure of the withheld…
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