Applegate v. Hirsch

Full title: BRADFORD APPLEGATE, Appellant, v. CHARLES S. HIRSCH et al., Respondents

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

Date published: Dec 30, 1997

245 A.D.2d 213 (N.Y. App. Div. 1997)

665 N.Y.S.2d 903

Opinion

December 30, 1997

Appeal from Supreme Court, New York County (Richard Lowe, III, J.).

The records of the autopsy performed by the Office of the New York City Chief Medical Examiner are exempt from disclosure under New York City Charter § 557 (g). Matter of Diaz v. Lukash ( 82 N.Y.2d 211), relied upon by petitioner, does not require such disclosure, inasmuch as the petitioner in Diaz was not seeking records from a Medical Examiner in New York City ( see, Matter of Mitchell v. Borakove, 225 A.D.2d 435, appeal dismissed 88 N.Y.2d 919).

Concur — Murphy, P.J., Rosenberger, Wallach and Nardelli, JJ.