Dutchess County Legislature v. Steinhaus

In a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 in the nature of mandamus to compel William Steinhaus, the County Executive of the County of Dutchess, to take such steps as are necessary to add the petitioner Frederick Knapp to the payroll of the County of Dutchess in the position of Assistant to the Chairman of the Dutchess County Legislature, the appeal is from an order and judgment (one paper) of the Supreme Court, Dutchess County (Brands, J.), dated April 29, 2008, which denied the motion of William Steinhaus, the County Executive of the County of Dutchess, to dismiss the petition pursuant to…