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Brightley v. Lai

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided November 30, 1999PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

—Orders, Supreme Court, New York County (Stuart Cohen, J., and Walter Tolub, J., respectively), entered November 5, 1997 and *132April 29, 1998, inter alia, denying petitioner’s application made pursuant to CPLR article 78 for an order directing respondents to furnish documents sought under the Freedom of Information Law, and denying petitioner’s motion for renewal, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Petitioner failed to meet his burden of establishing by admissible evidence that the documents requested had not been provided to the attorney who had represented him at his criminal trial or that…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Foley v. RocheAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
  2. Swinton v. Record Access Officers for New York Police DepartmentAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  3. Scarola v. MorgenthauAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
  4. Franklin v. KellerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Lebron v. MoralesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000

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