Legal Opinion
Levin v. Murawski
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 5, 1983PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Jones, J.
To sustain a subpoena issued on behalf of the State Board for Professional Medical Conduct for production of medical records in aid of an investigation of an individual physician when the investigation has been triggered by receipt of a third-party complaint, there must be a minimal threshold showing that the complaint is authentic and that it is of sufficient substance to warrant investigation. No such showing was made with respect to the issuance of the subpoenas in either of these cases.
The executive director of the State Board for Professional Medical Conduct…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Myerson v. Lentini Brothers Moving & Storage Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1973
- Nicholson v. State Commission on Judicial ConductNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Virag v. HynesNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- Matter of A'hearn v. Comm. on Unlawful Practice of the Law of the New York County Lawyers'ass'nNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
- Sussman v. New York State Organized Crime Task ForceNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
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3Cited by52 opinions
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- Atkins v. GuestAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- Shankman v. AxelrodNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
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