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MATTER OF JOHN P. v. WHALEN

54 N.Y.2d 89 (1981)

In the Matter of John P., Appellant, v. Robert P. Whalen, as Commissioner of the Department of Health of the State of New York, et al., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided October 29, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis J. Offermann, Jr., for appellant.

Robert Abrams, Attorney-General (Franklin K. Breselor and Shirley Adelson Siegel of counsel), for respondents.

Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER and FUCHSBERG concur.

MEYER, J.

Records of a disciplinary proceeding conducted pursuant to section 230 of the Public Health Law consisting of patients' records and interviews with patients and with other doctors obtained during investigation of professional misconduct are confidential under the provisions of section 230 and, therefore, exempt from public access by section 87 (subd 2, par [a]) of the Public Officers Law. The order of...

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