MATTER OF BROWN v. ABRAMS


83 A.D.2d 740 (1981)

In the Matter of John Brown, Appellant, v. Robert Abrams, as Attorney-General of The State of New York, et al., Respondents

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

July 30, 1981


Petitioner learned that his employment practices as Vice-Chairman of the Temporary State Commission on Child Welfare were being investigated. Petitioner sought a writ of prohibition to enjoin the investigation on the grounds that it was conducted outside the scope of authority granted respondents under Executive Order No. 78. Special Term dismissed petitioner's application after an in camera examination of the Grand Jury proceedings. The decision and the record of...

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