Legal Opinion
Opn. No.
New York Attorney General Reports
Decided March 15, 1977Published
1Opinion of the Court
HON. JAMES C. TOMASI County Attorney, Washington County
By letter of March 3 you ask for an interpretation of CPLR2302 as it relates to the requirement of the Washington County Clerk (hereinafter referred to as the "Clerk"), when requested by inmates at a correctional facility located in Washington County, to issue subpoenas for the production of witnesses.
I understand from our March 10 telephone conversation your inquiry arises out of requests to the Clerk in his capacity as Clerk of the Supreme Court (County Law § 525) made by inmates who have initiated CPLR Article 78 proceedings on their…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Trombetta v. Van AmringeNew York Supreme Court · 1935
- In re the Estate of BlakeNew York Surrogate's Court · 1966
- Coney Island Dairy Products Corp. v. BaldwinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1935
- Guinan v. AllanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1899