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Matter of Swinton v. Record Access Officers

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Nov 23, 1993
198 A.D.2d 165 (N.Y. App. Div. 1993)

Opinion

November 23, 1993

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Bronx County (Douglas E. McKeon, J.).


As against NYPD, since petitioner's appeal was denied by NYPD on September 19, 1991 and the order to show cause was not served until February 6, 1992, petitioner failed to comply with the four month Statute of Limitations for commencing an article 78 proceeding. In any event, the application is without merit, petitioner having failed to show that specific materials in the NYPD personnel files relate to his claims concerning the credibility of police officers who testified at his trial (see, Becker v City of New York, 162 A.D.2d 488, 489). The trial court properly directed the Bronx DA to provide petitioner with copies of documents previously disclosed to petitioner's attorney, petitioner having submitted a sworn statement that such documents are no longer available. Since respondents have certified that after a diligent search, the remaining documents on petitioner's lists are not to be found in NYPD's file or in the Bronx DA's file, their obligation has been met.

Concur — Sullivan, J.P., Rosenberger, Ross, Asch and Rubin, JJ.


Summaries of

Matter of Swinton v. Record Access Officers

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Nov 23, 1993
198 A.D.2d 165 (N.Y. App. Div. 1993)
Case details for

Matter of Swinton v. Record Access Officers

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of REGINALD SWINTON, Appellant, v. RECORD ACCESS OFFICERS…

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

Date published: Nov 23, 1993

Citations

198 A.D.2d 165 (N.Y. App. Div. 1993)
604 N.Y.S.2d 59

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