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JOHNSON NEWSPAPER v. MELINO

77 N.Y.2d 1 (1990)

In the Matter of Johnson Newspaper Corporation, Doing Business as Watertown Daily Times, Appellant, v. Joseph Melino, as Supervisor of the Office of Professional Discipline, New York State Department of Education, et al., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided November 27, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

S. Paul Battaglia for appellant.

Charles E. O'Brien and Lizette A. Cantres for Joseph Melino and another, respondents.

Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges SIMONS, KAYE, ALEXANDER, TITONE and BELLACOSA concur.

HANCOCK, JR., J.

In this CPLR article 78 proceeding petitioner, the publisher of a Watertown newspaper, seeks an order compelling public access to a disciplinary hearing involving a dentist, a licensed professional supervised by the Board of Regents under article 130 of the Education Law. Supreme Court dismissed the proceeding and the Appellate Division affirmed. Petitioner's appeal presents two questions:

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