Williamson v. Fischer

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (McDonough, J.), entered December 22, 2011 in Albany County, which partially dismissed petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, to review a determination of respondent Commissioner of Corrections and Community Supervision denying certain requests under the Freedom of Information Law.

In June 2009, petitioner, a 32-year-old prison inmate, was adopted by a man and a woman in their mid 40s. Although petitioner initially was granted permission to participate in the Family Reunion Program at Auburn Correctional Facility where…