Orange County Publications, Inc. v. County of Orange

OPINION OF THE COURT

John P. DiBlasi, J.

The central issue in this CPLR article 78 proceeding is whether the description of legal services provided to a local government is subject to disclosure pursuant to Public Officers Law article 6. Upon the facts involved herein, this court concludes that the information sought may be subject to disclosure, and that an in camera inspection of the records at issue is required.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

The County of Orange (respondent) is currently involved in a Federal court environmental lawsuit (the landfill action) in which it is represented by outside counsel,…