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ESTATE OF DORIS RUBIN, Deceased

ESTATE OF DORIS RUBIN, Deceased (3168/2007) — At the call of the calendar, and for reasons more fully stated on the record, the court denied, in part, the motion of Polly Rubin to redact certain information submitted four years ago incident to the now-discontinued proceeding to declare certain artwork to be an asset of the estate. The proposed redactions included, in broad categories, personal financial information, inventories of artwork, insurance documents, and descriptions of jewelry, furniture and other personal property. Movant alleged that, if accessible as part of the public record, such information might attract "burglars, art counterfeiters, con men, and identity thieves."

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ESTATE OF DORIS RUBIN, Deceased (3168/2007) — At the call of the calendar, and for reasons more fully stated on the record, the court denied, in part, the motion of Polly Rubin to redact certain information submitted four years ago incident to the now-discontinued proceeding to declare certain artwork to be an asset of the estate. The proposed redactions included, in broad categories, personal financial information, inventories of artwork, insurance documents, and descriptions of jewelry, furniture and other personal property. Movant alleged that, if accessible as part of the public record, such information might attract “burglars, art counterfeiters, con men, and identity thieves.”

The right of public access to court records is a presumption of constitutional dimension established by New York common and statutory law (Mosallem v. Berenson, 76 AD3d 346 [1st Dept 2010]; Gryphon Dom VI LLC v. APP Intl Fin Co, 28 AD3d 322 [1st Dept 2006]). This policy is clearly reflected in Judiciary Law §255-b, which requires that as a rule court records be available to the public. Furthermore, section 216.1 (a) of the Uniform Rules of Trial Courts (22 NYCRR) provides:

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