Case Name: Maria I. O'Connor, Respondent, v. Charles R. West et al., Defendants. Roswell Park Memorial Institute, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1989-02-03
Citations: 147 A.D.2d 959
Docket Number: 
Parties: Maria I. O'Connor, Respondent, v Charles R. West et al., Defendants. Roswell Park Memorial Institute, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 147
Pages: 959–959

Head Matter:
Maria I. O'Connor, Respondent, v Charles R. West et al., Defendants. Roswell Park Memorial Institute, Appellant.

Opinion:
— Order unanimously aflirmed with costs. Memorandum: Special Term did not abuse its discretion in ordering a non-party to disclose patients' hospital records. Plaintiff established that the requested information is material and necessary to the resolution of plaintiff's defamation action (see, Perry v Fiumano, 61 AD2d 512, 516, 519). Moreover, the court reasonably conditioned disclosure by providing that the names of the patients would be kept confidential during any pretrial or trial proceeding (see, Bernstein v Lore, 59 AD2d 650). (Appeal from order of Supreme Court, Erie County, Ostrowski, J. — discovery.) Present — Denman, J. P., Boomer, Green, Law-ton and Davis, JJ.