Legal Opinion
Shaya-Castro v. New York City Police Department
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 21, 1996PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Determination of respondent Police Commissioner dated March 7, 1995, which dismissed petitioner from her position as a police officer, unanimously confirmed, the petition denied and the proceeding brought pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this Court by order of the Supreme Court, New York County [Edith Miller, J.], entered September 25, 1995), dismissed, without costs.
Recognizing that the Police Department has a special accountability to the public for integrity and efficiency of its operations (Matter of Pell v Board of Educ., 34 NY2d 222, 235; Matter of Berenhaus v Ward, 70 NY2d…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Waters v. ChurchillSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Berenhaus v. WardNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- Trotta v. WardNew York Court of Appeals · 1991
- MATTER OF BAL v. MurphyNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- Zaretsky v. New York City Health & Hospitals Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1994
3Cited by1 opinion
- Morrow v. SafirAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997