Brady v. Ottaway Newspapers, Inc.

Defendants are entitled to an in camera inspection of the requested files by Special Term as they have made a showing of facts sufficient to warrant review pursuant to Civil Rights Law § 50-a. It is reasonably likely that the requested files contain information which is material and relevant to an issue raised by the plaintiffs in their complaint — damage to their future careers. Since the confidential files may well reflect on the ability of the plaintiffs to advance their police careers, an in camera disclosure is ordered (People v Gissendanner, 48 NY2d 543; Wunsch v City of Rochester, 108…