Legal Opinion
Banchs v. Coughlin
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 6, 1990PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtMikoll, J.
Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Cobb, J.), entered December 15, 1989 in Albany County, which, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, granted petitioners’ motion for counsel fees.
The question presented on this appeal is whether Supreme Court properly awarded petitioners counsel fees pursuant to Public Officers Law § 89 (4) (c) (ii) on the ground that the Department of Correctional Services lacked a reasonable basis in law for withholding certain requested records in its custody.
On September 10, 1987, the Department opened Camp Monterey Shock Incarceration Correctional…
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- Faulkner v. Del GiaccoNew York Supreme Court · 1988
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