MATTER OF KURIANSKY v. AZAM


151 Misc.2d 176 (1991)

In the Matter of Edward J. Kuriansky, as Deputy Attorney-General for Medicaid Fraud Control, Petitioner, v. Chowdhury Azam et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court, Kings County.

June 7, 1991


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur S. Friedman for Chowdhury Azam, respondent. Ronald M. Kleinberg for Church Avenue Pharmacy Corp., Inc., respondent. Robert Abrams, Attorney-General (Dick L. Sedefian of counsel), for petitioner.


ABRAHAM G. GERGES, J.

In this criminal contempt proceeding for failure to comply with a Grand Jury subpoena, respondent Chowdhury Azam moves at the end of petitioner's case for dismissal.

The motion brings once again into focus the nature of the criminal contempt in this case. Is criminal contempt a civil proceeding, a criminal proceeding or a proceeding which is "sui generis" without any rules except...

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