CRESPO v. NEW YORK CITY HOUS. AUTH.

23308/17. Appeal No. 12294N. Case No. 2020-02104.

188 A.D.3d 409 (2020)

131 N.Y.S.3d 861

2020 NY Slip Op 06346

Ivan Crespo, Plaintiff, v. New York City Housing Authority, Appellant. Bronx County District Attorney, Nonparty Respondent.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department.

Decided November 5, 2020.


In this action where plaintiff alleges that he was shot by intruders inside of a NYCHA building, NYCHA moved to unseal the record of plaintiff's prior grand jury testimony related to the shooting. The motion court properly denied NYCHA's motion since NYCHA failed to demonstrate "a compelling and particularized need" for this testimony strong enough to overcome the presumption of confidentiality in grand jury proceedings (Matter of District Attorney of Suffolk County,<...

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