Legal Opinion
Petitto v. Barrios-Paoli
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 13, 1997PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Or*206der, Supreme Court, New York County (Karla Moskowitz, J.), entered on or about September 23, 1996, which, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 to annul respondents’ termination of an eligibility list for police officers and to compel reinstatement of such list, granted respondents’ motion to dismiss the petition for failure to state a cause of action, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
Under Civil Service Law § 56, the decision whether to extend the duration of an eligibility list beyond the four-year maximum because of restrictions against the filling of vacancies during the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Cassidy v. Municipal Civil Service CommissionNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- Altamore v. Barrios-PaoliNew York Court of Appeals · 1997
- DiNatale v. LevittNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
3Cited by3 opinions
- Harris v. City of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999
- Doyle v. New York City Department of Citywide Administrative ServicesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
- Gerard F. Harris v. City of New York, New York City Police Department, Howard Safir, Police Commissioner, Nycpd and William Bratton, Former Police Commissioner, NycpdCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999