May 2008

Parker v. City of New York

Plaintiffs, 327 former and current Juvenile Counselors and Associate Juvenile Counselors employed by New York City’s Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) filed this action pursuant to the Pair Labor Standards Act of 1983 (FLSA) against the City of New York and the DJJ, alleging that the City’s compensation policies

Matter of Friends of Stanford Home v Town of Niskayuna

Article 78 appeal from a judgment which granted petitioner’s application to annul a determination of respondent Town Board of the Town of Niskayuna issuing a special use permit to respondent Highbridge Development BR, LLC.

Petitioners filed this Article 78 proceeding to annul the negative declaration

Timmerman v Board of Education of City School District of City of New York

In February 2007, Supreme Court ruled against Petitioner, Dolph Timmerman, in his Article 78 petition seeking to direct respondents to reimburse petitioner for the expenses he incurred defending himself against criminal charges leveled against him by two of his students.

Respondents

Muto v NYS Executive Department Division of Human Rights

Petitioner, Joseph F. Muto, sought to annul decision to terminate his probationary appointment on the grounds of bad faith and arbitrary and capricious action.

 Petitioner was hired by respondent, New York Division of Human Rights, for a probationary period of one year. On his application, Muto

Matter of Loscuito v Scoppetta

Article 78 proceeding was sought to review a determination of Nicholas Scoppetta, as Fire Commissioner of the City of New York. Petitioner knowingly made false statements to investigators in the course of an investigation. Additionally, petitioner was found guilty of six charges of misconduct. The petitioner’s false statements made under

Matter of Criscolo v Vagianelis

The Supreme Court of New York County granted petitioners’ appeal to review a determination of respondent Department of Civil Service reclassifying certain civil service job titles.

 Petitioners challenged the classification standards issued in October 2006 by respondents revising their job titles within the Department of Corrections. This reclassification would add