MATTER OF STENGEL v. VANCE

Index Nos. 161417/19, 159401/19. Appeal No. 1428114282. Case Nos. 2020-02617, 2020-02614.

198 A.D.3d 434 (2021)

152 N.Y.S.3d 306

2021 NY Slip Op 05313

In the Matter of Andrew M. Stengel, Appellant, v. Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., et al., Respondents. In the Matter of Andrew M. Stengel, Appellant, v. Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., et al., Respondents.

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

Decided October 5, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bell Law PLLC, New York ( Henry Bell of counsel) for appellant.

Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. , District Attorney, New York ( Madeleine Guilmain and Stephen J. Kress of counsel) for respondents.

Concur—Renwick, J.P., Gische, Kapnick, Kennedy, Shulman, JJ.


In both proceedings, the court properly found that the records sought were attorney work product, which is specifically protected from disclosure by CPLR 3101(c) (see Matter of Stengel v Vance, 192 A.D.3d 571, 571 [1st Dept 2021]). The records "cannot be redacted pursuant to FOIL, which permits redactions of records only under the personal privacy exemption" (id.).

Petitioner is not entitled to attorneys'...

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