Ensley v. New York City Department of Personnel

OPINION OF THE COURT

Helen E. Freedman, J.

The petitioners in this CPLR article 78 proceeding* seek to enjoin respondents from appointing "provisional” employees to fill certain civil service Caseworker positions with respondents New York City Administration for Children’s Services (ACS), New York City Human Resources Administration Department of Social Services (HRA) and New York City Department of Homeless Services (DHS) and instead to hire from a list of candidates who have been examined for the positions. They also seek the termination of existing provisional appointments to these…