Legal Opinion
In re People
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 21, 1982PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
— Order unanimously reversed, without costs, and motion denied. Memorandum: County Court was without authority to order the release of Grand Jury minutes for use by a private litigant in preparing a civil lawsuit (see Matter of City of Buffalo [Cosgrove], 57 AD2d 47, 50; Albert v Zahner’s Sales Co., 51 AD2d 541; cf. Jones v State of New York, 79 AD2d 273; see, generally, People v Di Napoli, 27 NY2d 229; Matter of Carey [Fischer], 68 AD2d 220). (Appeal from order of Onondaga County Court, Burke, J. — release Grand Jury minutes.) Present — Hancock, Jr., J. P., Doerr, Denman, Boomer and Schnepp,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People v. Di NapoliNew York Court of Appeals · 1970
- Jones v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
- In re City of BuffaloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
- In re CareyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
- Albert v. Zahner's Sales Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
3Cited by2 opinions
- In re the Application by U.S. Air for the Disclosure of Grand Jury TestimonyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- People v. ZimmerNew York Supreme Court · 1995