Legal Opinion
In re the Arbitration between State & Civil Service Employees Ass'n
New York Supreme Court
Decided July 7, 1980PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Joseph J. Sedita, J.
At the very heart of the judicial function is the choice between, or reconciliation of, competing rights. At times the process becomes a cool and detached assessment of the weight *1087of respective choices, and at others the judicial decision maker must mediate a wrenching joust between equally noble and compelling causes. It is within this latter crucible that the court finds itself.
This matter comes before us as a motion to quash a subpoena duces tecum. The subpoena seeks to obtain mental health records of witnesses called to testify against a mental…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Griswold v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Boyd v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Whalen v. RoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Cox Broadcasting Corp. v. CohnSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by3 opinions
- People v. DoeNew York Supreme Court · 1982
- People v. OkerekeNew York Supreme Court · 1983
- Martin v. MartelliNew York Supreme Court · 1990