Soljan v. Bahou

Appeal from so much of a judgment of the Supreme Court at Special Term, entered April 2, 1977 in Albany County, as granted petitioners’ application, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, and, inter alia, annulled a determination of the appellants certifying a preferred list of eligibles to fill vacancies in the position of Rehabilitation Counselor Trainee. Budgetary cutbacks in 1976 caused staff reductions in the Office of Drug Abuse Services (ODAS) and appellants certified a preferred list of affected employees holding titles in the series of Drug Abuse Rehabilitation Counselor and…