Legal Opinion
Shanley v. Leonard
New York Supreme Court
Decided August 11, 1976PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBernard F. McCaffrey, J.
In this proceeding, brought pursuant to CPLR article 78, petitioner seeks to have annulled and rescinded the practice of the Nassau County Civil Service Commission, respondent herein, of extending additional points for service rating awards for police promotional examinations, and to have such practice declared to be arbitrary, capricious, discriminatory and an abuse of discretion.
Petitioner contends that service rating awards are "merely a means for which the respondent and the County of Nassau reward favorite employees and thereby circumvents the Civil Service System”.
Additionally, it is…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Hale v. . WorstellNew York Court of Appeals · 1906
- People ex rel. Schelpp v. KnoxAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1900
- Matter of Miller v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1938
- Lecci v. LeonardNew York Supreme Court · 1969
3Cited by2 opinions
- Kirkland v. New York State Department of Correctional ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- 23 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1217, 24 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 31,189 Edward L. Kirkland and Nathaniel Hayes, Each Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. The New York State Department of Correctional Services Russell Oswald, Individually and in His Capacity as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Correctional Services the New York State Civil Service Commission Ersa Poston, Individually and in Her Capacity as President of the New York State Civil Service Commission and Civil Service Commissioner Michael N. Scelsi and Charles F. Stockmeister, Each Individually and in His Capacity as Civil Service Commissioner, and Dennis Fitzpatrick, Frank McDonnell Bruce Farrell, Thomas Farron, Vincent Digiorgio, Robert Vercile Rose, Raymond E. Friss, and Bruce Meservey, Intervenors-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980