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In the Matter of John Dickinson v New York State Unified Court System, Office of Court Administration

Pursuant to Article 78, Petitioner, John Dickinson, seeks to annul the determination of Respondent, Office of Court Administration (OCA), to terminate Petitioner.

John Dickinson, Petitioner, was an Associate Court Clerk for OCA. He was terminated from his position…

In the Matter of Jerome Skrine v New York City Department/ Board of Education

Petitioner brought this Article 78 proceeding to seek to compel Respondents to accept the revocation of his resignation.

On October 31, 2008, Petitioner resigned from his position as a tenured special education teacher. In a letter dated June 10, 2010, Petitioner…

Retirement Benefits Denied Due to Substantial Evidence Presented by New York State

In the Matter of Stephen C. Caruana v. Thomas P. DiNapoli, as Comptroller of the State of New York, et al..

Petitioner, Stephen C. Caruana, sought to review a decision of Respondent which denied his application for accidental disability retirement benefits.

In March…

In the Matter of Juan C. Rivera v. Thomas P. DiNapoli, as Comptroller of the State of New York, et al.

In this Article 78, Petitioner sought for to review a determination of Respondent which denied Petitioner’s Application for disability retirement benefits.

In 2004, Petitioner Juan C. Rivera, a correction officer, suffered a heart attack…

In the Matter of Thomas J. McDougall v Nicholas Scoppetta, etc., et al.

 

Pursuant to Article 78, petitioner, Thomas J. McDougall, requested the court review a decision of the respondent and the administrative law judge, where the petitioner was found guilty of two charges of misconduct resulting in his termination. The court needed to…

Paul Zuckerberg, et al. v Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

Pursuant to the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, the plaintiffs sought to recover damages for personal injuries.

The injured plaintiff was employed by the defendant as a police lieutenant. One day, the injured plaintiff was stationed at John F. Kennedy International Airport. While…

Matter of the Application of Philomena Brennan v New York City Department of Education

 

 

Petitioner, a tenured teacher, started an Article 78 proceeding against the New York City Department of Education. She wanted her name to be removed from the DOE’s Ineligible/Inquiry List and for the DOE to allow her to withdraw her…