February 2009

Matter of Michael A. Ciacciullo v. Police Commissioner of the City of New York

The decision for this Article 78 case was rendered in 2006. In 1992, petitioner was placed on ordinary disability retirement as a New York City Housing Authority police officer due to a psychological condition related to job stress. In 1998

Matter of Norgrove v. Board of Education of the City School District of NYC

This Article 78 proceeding was brought about by petitioner, a tenured mathematics teacher of 28 years, to annul determination of respondents, Board of Education of the City School District of New York, terminating his employment. Petitioner is also seeking retroactive reinstatement

Petitioner, Carol Nolett, brought about this appeal to challenge her termination by the Board of Education of the Greater Johnstown City School District. Petitioner has been a teacher in this district since 1990 when she received a probationary appointment in the tenure area of remedial reading. Ms. Nolett gained tenure in 1993 in the tenure

Roslyn Rosenfeld has been selling civil service test books for 55 years now at her Civil Service Bookshop at 89 Worth Street in Lower Manhattan. The bookstore offers a wide range of test preparation manuals for every civil service exam imaginable from the more common jobs like police officer and fire fighter to budget examiner

In East Hampton, a group of neighborhood residents have banded together in opposition to a structure that they feel will tarnish the surrounding area. They have filed an Article 78 appeal to challenge the town’s Architectural Review Board (ARB) and Planning Board’s approval of the application.

The proposed building has already been awarded LEED status

In East Hampton, a group of neighborhood residents have banded together in opposition to a structure that they feel will tarnish the surrounding area. They have filed an Article 78 appeal to challenge the town’s Architectural Review Board (ARB) and Planning Board’s approval of the application.

The proposed building has already been awarded LEED

Matter of Oyster Bay Associated Limited Partnership v Town Board of Town of Oyster Bay

This Article 78 appeal was commenced to review a determination of the Town Board of the Town of Oyster Bay denying petitioner’s application for a special use permit. The Supreme Court reversed the Town Board’s order and granted petitioners’ motion