NYPIRG v. COHEN


188 Misc.2d 658 (2001)

729 N.Y.S.2d 379

In the Matter of NEW YORK PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP, INC., Petitioner, v. NEAL L. COHEN, as Commissioner of the New York City Department of Health, et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court, New York County.

July 16, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew Goldberg and Keri Powell, New York City, for petitioner.

Michael D. Hess, Corporation Counsel of New York City (Gabriel Taussig and Mark W. Muschenheim of counsel), for respondents.

Laurel W. Eisner and Elisa Velazquez for Mark Green, as New York City Public Advocate, amicus curiae.


OPINION OF THE COURT

EDWARD H. LEHNER, J.

Petitioner commenced this CPLR article 78 proceeding pursuant to the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) to compel respondents, the New York City Department of Health (DOH) and its Commissioner, to provide records concerning childhood blood lead level screening. The central issue raised is whether requiring the DOH to program its computers to expunge confidential information...

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