Yee v. Town of Orangetown

OPINION OF THE COURT

Sgroi, J.

The petitioners Amy Yee, Kenneth Kolwicz, and Esther Braun *106challenge the dismissal of their small claims assessment review (hereinafter SCAR) petitions by the Judicial Hearing Officer (hereinafter the JHO) designated to hear such cases because of their failure to permit inspections of their respective properties by the town assessor. They contend that discovery preliminary to a SCAR decision is limited to a viewing or inspection by the JHO, and that the JHO violated their rights under the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution in determining that they…