Case Name: In the Matter of Charles E. Sigety, Doing Business as Florence Nightingale Nursing Home, Appellant, v. Richard V. Horan, as Welfare Inspector General of the State of New York, Respondent
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1977-01-13
Citations: 40 N.Y.2d 1085
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Charles E. Sigety, Doing Business as Florence Nightingale Nursing Home, Appellant, v Richard V. Horan, as Welfare Inspector General of the State of New York, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 40
Pages: 1085–1087

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Charles E. Sigety, Doing Business as Florence Nightingale Nursing Home, Appellant, v Richard V. Horan, as Welfare Inspector General of the State of New York, Respondent.
Argued January 4, 1977;
decided January 13, 1977
Howard G. Kristol for appellant.
Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney-General (Robert S. Hammer and Samuel A. Hirshowitz of counsel), for respondent.

Opinion:
Order affirmed, with costs. We are in basic agreement with the views expressed by the Appellate Division in its memorandum. As to the Federal statute relied upon by appellant, it is sufficient to state that the statute does not apply to reports prepared and originated by State agencies. Further, there is no showing of any legal basis to prohibit a public official from releasing a report that he proposes to release in his official capacity.
Concur: Chief Judge Breitel and Judges Jasen, Gabrielli,
Jones, Wachtler, Fuchsberg and Cooke.