Legal Opinion
In re The City of New York
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 9, 2010No. Docket 10-0237-opPublishedCited by 200 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOSÉ A. CABRANES, Circuit Judge:
The question presented is whether we should issue a writ of mandamus to overturn an order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Richard J. Sullivan, Judge) granting a motion to compel the production of certain sensitive intelligence reports prepared by undercover officers of the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”). In answering that question, we are called upon to examine the circumstances in which the so-called “law enforcement privilege” must yield to the needs of a party seeking discovery in a civil action.
Plaintiffs-…
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