Hynes v. Fischer

Mercure, J.P.

*1189Petitioner made a request pursuant to the Freedom of Information Law (see Public Officers Law art 6 [hereinafter FOIL]) for the disclosure of the anonymous notes that were revealed during the IPC hearing. The request was denied on the ground that the disclosure “could compromise the safety and security of the facility or are confidential.” Petitioner filed an administrative appeal but did not receive a response because respondent could not find a record of petitioner’s FOIL request. Thereafter, petitioner commenced this CPLR article 78 proceeding challenging both the…