Cassiliano v. Steisel

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The judgment of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, without costs.

Petitioner, a Sanitation Department superintendent with supervisory responsibility over a Staten Island landfill, was charged with facilitating the illegal dumping of liquid waste during the period from fall 1977 to spring 1979. After a departmental hearing, the charges were sustained and dismissal was recommended. Respondent Commissioner approved the recommendation on February 10, 1982 and petitioner was dismissed that day. Petitioner had previously applied to respondent New York City…