ZEGARELLI v. HUGHES


3 N.Y.3d 64 (2004)

814 N.E.2d 795

781 N.Y.S.2d 488

JOHN N. ZEGARELLI et al., Respondents, v. GREGORY D. HUGHES, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided July 1, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sugarman Law Firm, LLP, Syracuse (Sherry R. Bruce of counsel), for appellant.

Brindisi, Murad & Brindisi-Pearlman, LLP, Utica (Stephanie A. Palmer of counsel), for respondents.

Chief Judge KAYE and Judges G.B. SMITH, CIPARICK, ROSENBLATT, GRAFFEO and READ concur.


OPINION OF THE COURT

R.S. SMITH, J.

CPLR 3101 (i) provides that "[t]here shall be full disclosure of any films, photographs, video tapes or audio tapes" showing the activities of a party to litigation. We hold here that the "full disclosure" required by this statute is simply the disclosure normally required by the CPLR for relevant, nonprivileged materials. More specifically, we hold that defendant here complied with his obligation to disclose a videotape...

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