Esteva v. New York State Central Register of Child Abuse & Maltreatment
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
*979At an administrative expungement hearing to determine whether a report of child abuse or maltreatment is substantiated, the allegations in the report must be established by a preponderance of the evidence (see Matter of Lee TT. v Dowling, 87 NY2d 699, 703 [1996]; Matter of Blythe v Carrion, 63 AD3d 1059 [2009]). “It is the function of the administrative agency, not the reviewing court, to weigh the evidence or assess the credibility of the witnesses” (Matter of Bullock v State of N.Y. Dept. of Social Servs., 248 AD2d 380, 382 [1998]).
Judicial review of a determination that a report of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- 300 Gramatan Avenue Associates v. State Division of Human RightsNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- MATTER OF LEE TT. v. DowlingNew York Court of Appeals · 1996
- Bullock v. State of New York Department of Social ServicesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- Blythe v. CarrionAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
- Lynnann P. v. Suffolk County Department of Social ServicesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
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