In the Matter of DAILY GAZETTE COMPANY et al., Respondents,
v.
CITY OF SCHENECTADY et al., Appellants.
Court of Appeals of the State of New York.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued February 17, 1999.
Decided April 6, 1999.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Michael T. Brockbank, Corporation Counsel of City of Schenectady, for appellants.
Nixon, Hargrave, Devans & Doyle, L. L. P., Albany (Andrew C. Rose of counsel), for Daily Gazette Co., respondent.
McNamee, Lochner, Titus & Williams, P. C., Albany (Michael J. Grygiel of counsel), for Capital Newspapers Division of the Hearst Corporation, respondent.
Grasso & Grasso, Schenectady (Jane K. Finin of counsel), for Schenectady Police Benevolent Association, amicus curiae.
Hite & Casey, P. C., Albany (Meredith H. Savitt and Michael G. Weisberg of counsel), for Law Enforcement Officers Union, District Council 82, AFSCME, AFL-CIO, amicus curiae.
Bohl, Della Rocca & Dorfman, P. C., Albany (James B. Tuttle of counsel), for Police Conference of New York, Inc., amicus curiae.
Linda S. Kingsley, Corporation Counsel of City of Rochester (Jeffrey Eichner and Tara A. McGee of counsel), for City of Rochester, amicus curiae.
Michael D. Hess, Corporation Counsel of New York City (David B. Goldin and Julian L. Kalkstein of counsel), for City of New York, amicus curiae.
Eve Burton, New York City; Jan Constantine; Rogers & Wells, L. L. P. (Richard N. Winfield, David A. Schulz and Darren Rosenblum of counsel); Michelle Rea, Albany; Carolyn Schurr, Melville; Sabin, Bermant & Gould, L. L. P., New York City (Patricia Clark of counsel); Stuart D. Karle; Bond, Schoeneck & King, L. L. P., Syracuse (S. Paul Battaglia of counsel); Adam Liptak, New York City; Barbara W. Wall, of the Virginia Bar, admitted pro hac vice; Barbara Cohen, New York City, and Paul Conti, Albany, for Associated Press and others, amici curiae.
Chief Judge KAYE and Judges BELLACOSA, SMITH, CIPARICK, WESLEY and ROSENBLATT concur.
Court of Appeals of the State of New York.
OPINION OF THE COURT
LEVINE, J.
The City of Schenectady appeals as of right, upon a two-Justice dissent (CPLR 5601 [a]), from the order of the Appellate Division (242 A.D.2d 164) requiring it to turn over to petitioners Schenectady Police Department records regarding disciplinary action against 18 officers, pursuant to the State's Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) (Public Officers...
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