Legal Opinion

Katz v. Scott

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

Decided February 18, 1997PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

—Judgment (denominated an order), Supreme Court, New York County (Joan Lobis, J.), entered October 19, 1995, which granted the petition seeking Freedom of Information Law ("FOIL”; Public Officers Law § 84 et seq.) disclosure of serology reports from the Office of the New York City Chief Medical Examiner, is unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs, the petition is denied and the proceeding is dismissed.

Initially, we note that the IAS Court correctly rejected the agency’s contention that the serology report was exempt from disclosure because disclosure would interfere with law…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Cornell University v. City of New York Police DepartmentAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
  2. Mitchell v. BorakoveAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
  3. Svaigsen v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
  4. Assakaf v. ArdenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Lovacco v. HirschAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998

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