Case Name: In the Matter of New York News, Inc., Petitioner, v. Thomas B. Galligan et al., Respondents. In the Matter of New York Times Company, Petitioner, v. Thomas B. Galligan et al., Respondents. In the Matter of News Group Publications, Inc., Petitioner, v. Thomas B. Galligan et al., Respondents
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1980-11-18
Citations: 78 A.D.2d 821
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of New York News, Inc., Petitioner, v Thomas B. Galligan et al., Respondents. In the Matter of New York Times Company, Petitioner, v Thomas B. Galligan et al., Respondents. In the Matter of News Group Publications, Inc., Petitioner, v Thomas B. Galligan et al., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 78
Pages: 821–821

Head Matter:
In the Matter of New York News, Inc., Petitioner, v Thomas B. Galligan et al., Respondents. In the Matter of New York Times Company, Petitioner, v Thomas B. Galligan et al., Respondents. In the Matter of News Group Publications, Inc., Petitioner, v Thomas B. Galligan et al., Respondents.

Opinion:
Applications pursuant to CPLR article 78, in the nature of writs of prohibition, unanimously denied, without costs and without disbursements. The stays heretofore granted herein on October 10, 1980, by a Justice of this court, are vacated. In the circumstances before us, we cannot say that there was an improvident exercise of discretion. It is apparent that the hearing court was concerned that further disclosure at this stage might conceivably endanger the life of a defendant. No opinion. Concur — Kupferman, J. P., Bims, Silverman, Bloom and Carro, JJ.