

NYPD FOILED - FOIL Contempt of Court
When persons violate a court order, the remedy is to seek contempt. In a Freedom of Information Law Case (Public Officers Law Sections 84-89), the means of enforcement of that Court Order are the same - contempt. In MATTER OF JEWISH PRESS INC. v. NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPT., 2022 N.Y. Slip Op 30162 (Sup. Ct. 2022), the New York City Police Department (NYPD) failed (for various reasons) to comply with the Court Ordered FOIL production. In addition to the fees associated with co