New York Civil Service Attorney Law Blog

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• FDNY Certificate of Fitness information

  Various occupations require Certificates of Fitness. To read more about the Certificate of Fitness that the Fire Department of the City of New York City issues, you can visit the following website. This website provides…

• School teacher's termination upheld due to failure to complete mandated sexual harassment training

  Matter of Bruce Harris v Department of Education of the City of New York In this Article 78 appeal case, petitioner sought to challenge respondents’ determination terminating petitioner’s employment as a New York City school…

• Suffolk County Police Officer denied accidental disability retirement benefits

  Matter of John Welsh v New York State Comptroller Petitioner commenced this Article 78 appeal to review a determination of respondent Comptroller denying petitioner’s application for accidental disability retirement benefits. Petitioner, a Suffolk County police…

• Zoning issue remitted to planning board for further investigation

  Matter of Anna Wei v Planning Board of Town/Village of Harrison Petitioner brought about this Article 78 appeal to review a determination of the Planning Board of the Town/Village of Harrison denying her application to…

• Article 78 appeal for FOIL records denied

  Matter of McCrory v Village of Scarsdale Petitioner brought about this Article 78 appeal to review an order granting a motion by the Village of Scarsdale to dismiss her petition as time-barred. Petitioner sought to…

• Indictment suggesting a cover up involving former Greece cop dismissed

  Brian Ball, a former Greece Police Sergeant, was accused of falsifying a document in a fatal car crash back in 2005. He allegedly closed the case before the toxicology report on the driver in question…

• Firefighter's appeal to review termination for cocaine usage denied

  Matter of Peter Peltonen v Nicholas Scoppetta, Fire Commissiner of the City of New York, the Fire Department of the City of New York and The City of New York Petitioner commenced this Article 78…

• Police Lieutenant denied accidental disability retirement benefits

  Matter of Theodore Tomita v Thomas P. DiNapoli, as Comptroller of the State of New York Petitioner brought about this Article 78 appeal to review a determination denying his application for accidental disability benefits. Petitioner…

• Café not granted Article 78 appeal in unlicensed security guard situation

  Matter of AJK CafE, Inc. v New York State Liquor Authority In this Article 78 proceeding, Petitioner appealed a determination of the New York State Liquor Authority finding him in violation of 9 NYCRR 48.3…

• Stenographer's appeal for disability retirement benefits denied

  Matter of Gina M. Hammond-Timpano v New York State and Local Retirement System In this Article 78 proceeding, Petitioner commenced an appeal to review a determination of the Comptroller denying her application for disability retirement…