Daily Archives: December 11, 2022

NY2: SW papers provided to GJ aren’t discoverable because of GJ secrecy

Defendant sought search warrant materials presented to the grand jury. Denied because of grand jury secrecy. Sculti v. Finley, 2022 NY Slip Op 06950, 2022 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 6820 (2d Dept. Dec. 7, 2022). Defendant had no standing in … Continue reading

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NJ: CI’s identity not material to a civil case over arson

This is a subrogation claim over a fire caused by arson. Padilla was convicted. The civil case resulted in getting discovery of the DA’s file. After that, the name of a CI for a search warrant was sought, and it … Continue reading

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