Escalera v. County of Westchester

In a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 75 to confirm an arbitration award, the County of Westchester appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Lefkowitz, J.), entered December 4, 2001, which granted the petition.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.

The petitioner Robert Escalera was employed by the County of Westchester as a correction officer, and was a member of the Westchester County Correction Officers’ Benevolent Association (hereinafter COBA). The County preferred a series of charges against Escalera for requiring that a female…