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Displaying 42 Finding Aids
Title
- Minutes of causes
Series Number
- J0161
Summary
- The Court for the Trial of Impeachments and Corrections of Errors was abolished by the Constitution of 1846. Thereafter its powers regarding corrections of errors rested in the Court of Appeals. This volume is a register of cases reviewed by or appealed to the court. Each entry gives the names of litigants and attorneys, type of case, and dates when papers were filed, arguments heard, and orders entered. The entries also indicate the final determination of the court.
Creator
- New York (State). Court for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Register of corporation cases
Series Number
- B0614
Summary
- This series consists of summaries of proceedings in corporation cases. Most are quo warran to cases, in which public officials or corporations were sued for exceeding their legal mandates; actions to amend or annul corporation charters or grants of land by letters patent; and actions to dissolve corporations. Information includes cause; participant names; nature of proposed action; whether the application was granted, dismissed, or denied; and whether an Attorney General's opinion was prepared.
Creator
- New York (State). Attorney General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York State Labor Bureau affirmative litigation
Series Number
- 15268
Summary
- This series documents Labor Bureau litigation involving labor law violations. Records include legal documents, data, and legal notes. While Litigation subjects vary, the series contains extensive files including for A.T.&T., Baldwin School District, NYS HMO v. Curiale, NW Liquidating Corp. v. IBA, General Electric Co., New York City Transit Authority, Daily News v. State of New York, and Percesepe v. NYSDOL.
Creator
- New York (State). Labor Bureau
Access Restrictions
- Access to certain records in this series is restricted pursuant to New York State Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) Sections 87.2(a) and/or 87.2(g) due to the presence of attorney-client communications, attorney work-product, and certain inter-agency correspondence. State Archives staff will review requests for specific documents and disclose in accordance with FOIL.
Title
- Department of Law Executive Office litigation case files
Series Number
- 18573
Summary
- The series consists of correspondence, memorandums, copies of legal documents, and related materials produced by executive staff of the Department of Law while supervising the prosecution of significant legal cases. Legal documents include copies of opinions, petitions, orders, motion notices, and exhibit items from state litigation and appeals. Also present are files pertaining to federal litigation monitored for the attorney general by the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG).
Creator
- New York (State). Public Employment Relations Board. Counsel's Office
Access Restrictions
- 18573-07, 18573-08, 18573-09, 18573-10, 18573-10A, 18573-13, 18573-13A: Designated records may contain information that is exempt from disclosure pursuant to state or federal statute or common law. Requests for access to designated records are reviewed by staff of the State Archives and the Office of the Attorney General (Dept. of Law). In certain circumstances, designated records or portions of records may be withheld.
Title
- Public Employment Relations Board Office of Counsel case files for Board decisions challenged in court
Series Number
- 11378
Summary
- This series consists of case files documenting representation and improper practice cases in which the parties involved litigated Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) decisions through the courts. As such they concern board decisions that were challenged. Files also document cases in which PERB sought court enforcement of its decisions. Files contain original PERB case files plus non-record copies of court documents, such as records and briefs on appeal.
Creator
- New York (State). Public Employment Relations Board. Office of Counsel
Access Restrictions
- Access to certain records in this series is restricted pursuant to New York State Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) Sections 87.2(a) and/or 87.2(g) due to the presence of attorney-client communications, attorney work-product, settlement drafts, and certain inter-agency correspondence. State Archives staff will review requests for specific documents and disclose in accordance with FOIL.
Title
- Attica class action litigation files
Series Number
- B1811
Summary
- This series consists of records resulting from a 1974 class action suit filed against state officials or their estate by inmate survivors of the 1971 Attica uprising. The records were created by private counsel hired by the state to defend state officials. Types of records include trial transcripts; complaints; reports of other investigations; interviews; testimonies; depositions; summaries; pleadings; briefs; photographs; and attorney work notes. Records are partially restricted.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Law
Access Restrictions
- Medical files are restricted to protect personal privacy.
- B1811-10: Restricted; contains confidential interview notes and grand jury minutes.
- B1811-13: Portions of these records are exempt from disclosure under the New York Freedom of Information Law (FOIL, Public Officers Law Art. 6).
Title
- Evidence upholding territorial rights and jurisdiction of New York against Massachasetts, New Hampshire, and Vermonters
Series Number
- A1891
Summary
- This series consists of copies of documents supporting New York's territorial claims against those of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and the area that became Vermont. Included are briefs and supporting documents, including minutes of the Provincial Council; correspondence of New York, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts officials; colonial laws of New York; correspondence of Peter Stuyvesant and Dutch residents transferring territorial claims of New Netherland colony; and other related documents.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Stenographer's minutes of Jackson and Perkins against the State of New York in the Court of Claims
Series Number
- B0387
Summary
- This series consists of four volumes of stenographer's minutes documenting the case of Jackson and Perkins v. the State of New York, which was tried before the Court of Claims in Rochester and Syracuse during the months of October and November 1917. The case evolved from property damage claims that the company filed against the state, alleging that repeated flooding of the Clyde River was directly linked to construction of the Barge Canal. Final disposition of the case is not documented in the records.
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Construction photographs of the Alfred E. Smith State Office Building submitted to the Appellate Division, Third Department as evidence in the case of Seglin Construction Co., et al. vs. New York
Series Number
- A0536
Summary
- This series consists of one volume of black and white photographic prints depicting construction of the Alfred E. Smith State Office Building in Albany, New York. The images span the entire course of the project from groundbreaking in February of 1927 to completion of the building in January of 1929. These prints were submitted to the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department as evidence in the case of Seglin Construction Co., et al. vs. the State of New York.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Law
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Chancellor's correspondence and subject files
Series Number
- B2728
Summary
- Records consist of files compiled by Carl T. Hayden during his service as a Regent from the Sixth Judicial District and as Chancellor of the Board of Regents. Files include correspondence, memorandums, manuscript notes, unpublished reports, news reports, and other documents. The files concern initiatives in statewide education policy and programs, as well as controversies and litigation involving the Board of Regents and the State Education Department.
Creator
- University of the State of New York. Board of Regents. Chancellor
Access Restrictions
- Litigation files and a few other files include some privileged materials, which are restricted by Civil Practice Law and Rules sections 3101(b) and 4503 (attorney-client communications) and 3101(d)(2) (materials prepared for litigation). Subject and chronological files contain a few communications regarding individual students, which are restricted by Education Law section 2-d and the U.S. Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), section 1232(g); and a few documents referring to professional discipline cases, which are restricted by Education Law sect. 6510(8).
Title
- Department of Law special investigation files relating to the Attica uprising
Series Number
- W0100
Summary
- This series consists of digital versions of documents compiled by the Attorney General's Office in response to the class action lawsuit filed against state officials or their estates in 1974 by inmate survivors of the Attica Correctional Facility uprising of 1971. Records in the series include hearing transcripts, trial excerpts, exhibits, court filings, news articles, and other items documenting the prolonged legal action that resulted from the controversial decision to retake the facility by force.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Law
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Division of Human Rights Case files (housing litigated)
Series Number
- 22135
Summary
- This series documents the mandate of the Division to receive, investigate, and issue probable cause determinations on housing discrimination cases. Pursuant to section 297.9 of the Human Rights Law, the parties are entitled to an election to have a housing discrimination case commenced in New York State Supreme Court. The case files in this series document cases that have reached final disposition and conclusion.
Creator
- New York (State). State Division of Human Rights
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in part. Disclosable documents include the initial complaint and the final determination. Other documents will be disclosed as permitted by the New York State Freedom of Information Law (Public Officers Law Art. 6).
Title
- Department of Law Litigation Bureau landmark case files
Series Number
- 19352
Summary
- This series consists of landmark case files from the Department of Law. Files must meet at least one of these criteria: the files document cases that resulted in landmark decisions, rulings, or orders and therefore provide evidence of precedents; pertain to notorious figures or organizations that are likely to be the subject of ongoing research; involve prominent individuals who will likely be the subject of future research; define a shift or are illustrative of a major department policy or initiative.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Law. Litigation Bureau
Access Restrictions
- Designated records may contain information that is exempt from disclosure pursuant to state or federal statute or common law. Requests for access to designated records are reviewed by staff of the State Archives and the Office of the Attorney General (Department of Law). In certain circumstances, designated records or portions of records may be withheld.
Title
- Assorted estrayed documents
Series Number
- J1000
Summary
- This series consists of a variety of documents from the Supreme Courts of Judicature at Albany, Geneva, and Utica. Included are motions; briefs; pleadings; writs of venire; returns of writs of error, certiorari, and commission; appointments of guardians; conditional testimony; cognovits; draft rules; affidavits; writs of commission; reports of commissioners of appraisal regarding land; and writs of satisfaction, ejectment, and eases. It contains depositions regarding the last will, the business and official records, and the property of Sir William Johnson.
Creator
- New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Attorney General's opinions furnished to the Secretary of State
Series Number
- B1203
Summary
- This series consists of letters, opinions, and filings sent to the secretary of state and maintained by that office as pertinent to the laws governing or impacting its responsibilities and powers. The attorney general routinely renders advisory opinions to state officers and those who may be parties to legal actions involving the state. Although apparently not comprehensive, these opinions extend and fill gaps in Series 11076, Formal and Informal Opinions of the Attorney General.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of State. Bureau of Miscellaneous Records
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Checklist of maps and list of Court of Claims awards regarding land appropriations
Series Number
- B0666
Summary
- This series consists of a Court of Claims list of appropriations and list of damage cases from January 1, 1900 to February 21, 1901, as well as a checklist to map numbers 1572 to 3536.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Formal and informal opinions of the attorney general
Series Number
- 11076
Summary
- The series consists of opinions and advisories rendered by the attorney general to state officers (including the governor and state comptroller) and to heads of various state departments, boards, and commissions. The bulk of later opinions interpret sections from parts of the corpus of state law (e.g. Civil Service Law, Public Officers Law), provide interpretations of issues (e.g. compensation over eminent domain), or suggest rules for compliance with enacted legislation (e.g. auto registration under the Highway Law).
Creator
- New York (State). Attorney General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Legal opinion files
Series Number
- B2513
Summary
- This series consists of formal, written reports by attorneys on specific cases or legal problems. Each report outlines the attorney's understanding and analysis of the facts basic to the case or problem, implication of applicable laws, and a suggested course of action.
Creator
- New York (State). Banking Department
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Division of Human Rights case files (litigated)
Series Number
- 21909
Summary
- This series consists of files for those cases investigated by the Division of Human Rights that were appealed and litigated in civil court. Disclosable documents include the initial complaint and the final determination. Documents exempt from disclosure include internal memoranda and investigators' notes.
Creator
- New York (State). State Division of Human Rights
Title
- New York State Division of the Budget Levittown vs. Nyquist files
Series Number
- 14150
Summary
- This series contains typed copies of the trial transcripts of Levittown vs Nyquist which was heard in the Supreme Court in 1976. Material is arranged in chronological order with all pages of the transcripts being numbered consecutively.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of the Budget
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.