People v. Hurd

OPINION OF THE COURT

Richard B. Lowe, III, J.

This application appears to pose a matter of first impression. Where a named criminal defendant has successfully moved for an order to seal the official records of a case pursuant to CPL 160.50, does that defendant have a right to petition the court which issued the order to compel compliance with that order?

It is clear from reading CPL 160.50 and the case law that plaintiffs in related civil actions, prosecutorial bodies and even courts of concurrent jurisdiction may not have a criminal matter opened once it is sealed pursuant to that section.…