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Defendant Father Requests Hospital Records in Light of HIPPA Laws

There are several issues currently pending before the Court in this mid-fact-finding Family Court Act article 10 proceeding. The first issue is whether to grant the motion of respondent father-person legally responsible (hereinafter, “respondent father”) to compel the production of the subject child, Lizmarie B.’s, post-incident hospital records, despite her…

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Court Decides Authority of Probation Officers

In this proceeding pursuant to Article 78 of the CPLR, the petitioners, Probation Officers with permanent status in the Nassau County Probation Department, question the authority of the respondent, as the State Administrator of the Judicial Conference of the State of New York to exercise jurisdiction over the examinations for…

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Petitioner Seeks Assistance with Section 8 Subsidy

In this Article 78 proceeding, it is undisputed that petitioner, who had received a Section 8 rent subsidy, did not submit her annual income certification documents, and that respondent New York City Housing Authority terminated petitioner’s Section 8 rent subsidy. Petitioner then wrote to the agency, asking it “to give…

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Petitioner Seeks to Vacate Determination by Department of Consumer Affairs

Legal counsel said that, the current motion by Petitioner is to vacate a determination of the Nassau County Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) to the effect that Plaintiff Corporation was an unlicensed home improvement contractor in violation of the Nassau County Administrative Code. The Cross-motion, denominated a motion by the…

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Respondent Asserts Plaintiff Failed to Exhaust Administrative Remedies

The plaintiff and her two children are clients of the Nassau County Department of Social Services (Department). On or about May 29, 1971, she received a public assistance check from the Department. Several days later, while her possessions were being moved to a new place, she claims to have noticed…

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Court Hears Motion to Disqualify Defendant Counsel

The People’s motion for an order disqualifying Defendant’s counsel and precluding use at trial of statements of prosecution witnesses taken by defense counsel or his associates is denied. Defendant’s cross-motion for an order dismissing the accusatory instrument as facially defective, in the interests of justice, or on account of the…

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