Curtis v. Board of Education of the Lafayette Central School District
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
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Dillon, P. J.
The issue to be resolved is whether this CPLR article 78 proceeding, brought more than four years after petitioner’s dismissal from his permanent civil service position, and seeking his reinstatement, was timely commenced (see, CPLR 217). We hold that it was and, therefore, we affirm Special Term’s denial of respondents’ motion to dismiss the petition.
The essential facts are not disputed. In November 1979, petitioner received a permanent appointment as automotive mechanic crew leader in respondents’ school bus garage. On January 3, 1980, the School…
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