Department of Environmental Conservation Office of General Counsel civil and administrative litigation files
Series Number
16945
Summary
This series contains records pertaining to litigation in state or federal court against or on behalf of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) including but not limited to Article 78 proceedings, federal Resource Conservation & Recovery Act (RCRA) cases, and violators of the Environmental Conservation Law. Records include summonses, pleadings, affidavits, notices, briefs, memoranda of laws, findings of fact, opinions, decisions, correspondence, and court documents.
Creator
New York (State). Department of Environmental Conservation. Office of General Counsel
Access Restrictions
Access to attorney-client privileged correspondence, attorney work-product, and certain inter-agency correspondence is restricted pursuant to Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) Section 87(2)(g). State Archives staff will review requests and disclose records in accordance with FOIL.