In re the City of New York

OPINION OF THE COURT

Lewis R. Friedman, J.

The City of New York and its Department of Sanitation have petitioned this court for an ex parte order authorizing an "administrative search” of the premises of a clinical laboratory which allegedly "generates medical waste material which *757may include potentially infectious waste materials.” The proposed order permits "inspection” of storage areas and "red bags”, and "inspection” of certain documents, including those identifying "owners, managers, and employees”, those concerning the "storage, removal, or disposal of infectious waste” or "the number or…