Matter of Stapleton v. Ponte

In a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 to review a determination of the Commissioner of the New York City Department of Correction dated January 22, 2014, which adopted in part and rejected in part the recommendation of an Administrative Law Judge, made after a hearing pursuant to Civil Service Law § 75, finding the petitioner guilty, inter alia, of use of excessive force upon an inmate and terminating his employment, the petitioner appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Flug, J.), entered December 10, 2014, which, among other things, denied the petition and…