MATTER OF FINK v. LEFKOWITZ


47 N.Y.2d 567 (1979)

In the Matter of Robert S. Fink, Appellant-Respondent, v. Louis J. Lefkowitz, as Attorney-General, Respondent-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided July 10, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leonard R. Rosenblatt for appellant-respondent.

Charles J. Hynes, Deputy Attorney-General (Arthur Weinstein of counsel), for respondent-appellant.

Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and MEYER concur.


Chief Judge COOKE.

Petitioner commenced this proceeding to compel release of the office manual of the Deputy Attorney-General and Special Prosecutor for Nursing Homes pursuant to the Freedom of Information Law (Public Officers Law, art 6). The issue posed is whether certain portions of the manual that reveal confidential methods used for investigating nursing home fraud are exempt from disclosure pursuant to...

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