Benson v. New York State Department of Civil Service

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Connor, J.), entered October 12, 2001 in Albany County, which dismissed petitioners’ application, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, to *817review a determination of respondent Civil Service Commission upholding the use of zone scoring to rank candidates on a certain eligibility list.

Petitioners contend that respondent Department of Civil Service (hereinafter the Department) improperly used zone scoring to rank the eligibility of candidates for the promotional positions of Health Program Administrator I and II. The examination consisted of…