MATTER OF HANSON v. COUGHLIN


103 A.D.2d 949 (1984)

In the Matter of Kurt L. Hanson, Respondent, v. Thomas A. Coughlin, III, as Commissioner of New York State Department of Correctional Services, Appellant

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

July 19, 1984


¶ Petitioner, while incarcerated at Clinton Correctional Facility, brought this CPLR article 78 proceeding seeking to have certain of his medical records made available for copying under the Freedom of Information Law (Public Officers Law, art 6). He served a notice of petition and petition upon respondent and the Attorney-General by regular mail. Absent issuance of an order to show cause authorizing service by mail in lieu of personal service, service by mail is jurisdictionally...

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