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MATTER OF WADE v. DEP'T OF MENTAL HYGIENE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK

71 A.D.2d 628 (1979)

In the Matter of Donald V. Wade, Respondent, v. Department of Mental Hygiene of the State of New York et al., Appellants

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Department.

July 9, 1979

Judgment reversed, on the law, with $50 costs and disbursements, and proceeding dismissed on the merits.

Special Term was not authorized to expunge any records as to petitioner's certification of mental illness and commitment. "Expungement of records generally is a matter of legislative concern, and no statute provides for the expungement sought (see Matter of Richard S. v City of New York, 32 N.Y.2d 592, 595-596; cf.

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