MATTER OF RATTLEY v. NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPT.


96 N.Y.2d 873 (2001)

756 N.E.2d 56

730 N.Y.S.2d 768

In the Matter of PETER L. RATTLEY, Respondent, v. NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided July 2, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael D. Hess, Corporation Counsel of New York City (Tahirih M. Sadrieh and Edward F.X. Hart of counsel), for appellant.

Peter L. Rattley, respondent pro se.

Office of the Appellate Defender, New York City (Sara Gurwitch, Richard M. Greenberg and Rosemary Herbert of counsel), amicus curiae.

Before: Chief Judge KAYE and Judges SMITH, LEVINE, CIPARICK, WESLEY, ROSENBLATT and GRAFFEO concur in memorandum.


OPINION OF THE COURT

MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be reversed, without costs, the order of Supreme Court, New York County reinstated and the certified question answered in the negative.

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Law (Public Officers Law art 6 [FOIL]), petitioner, a prison inmate, submitted a request to the New York City Police Department for certain specified documents relating to his conviction for second degree...

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