Opinion
May 21, 1982
Appeal from the Onondaga County Court, Burke, J.
Present — Hancock, Jr., J.P., Doerr, Denman, Boomer and Schnepp, JJ.
Order unanimously reversed, without costs, and motion denied. Memorandum: County Court was without authority to order the release of Grand Jury minutes for use by a private litigant in preparing a civil lawsuit (see Matter of City of Buffalo [ Cosgrove], 57 A.D.2d 47, 50; Albert v. Zahner's Sales Co., 51 A.D.2d 541; cf. Jones v. State of New York, 79 A.D.2d 273; see, generally, People v. Di Napoli, 27 N.Y.2d 229; Matter of Carey [ Fischer], 68 A.D.2d 220).