Rooney v. New York State Department of Civil Service

OPINION OF THE COURT

Irving A. Green, J.

This is a CPLR article 78 proceeding to annul the determination of the respondents denying petitioners the right to review examination questions and appeal the correctness of the proposed answers of the June, 1983 civil service examination for the position of lieutenant in the City of Yonkers Fire Department; and to direct the respondents to permit such review and appeal.

The City of Yonkers has a Municipal Civil Service Commission (Commission). On June 19,1983, an open competitive civil service examination for promotion in the City of Yonkers Fire…