Legal Opinion

Rogan v. Nassau County Civil Service Commission

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided January 10, 2012PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

An appointing authority has wide discretion in determining the fitness of candidates (see Matter of Rodriguez v County of Nassau, 80 AD3d 702, 703 [2011]; Matter of Mullen v County of Suffolk, 43 AD3d 934, 935 [2007]; Matter of Villone v Nassau County Civ. Serv. Commn., 16 AD3d 591, 592 [2005]; Matter of Verme v Suffolk County Dept. of Civ. Serv., 5 AD3d 498 [2004]; Matter of Ressa v County of Nassau, 224 AD2d 534 [1996]; Matter of Havern v Senko, 210 AD2d 480, 481 [1994]). This discretion is particularly broad in the hiring of law enforcement officers, to whom high standards may be applied…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Flacke v. Onondaga Landfill Systems, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1987
  2. Warder v. Board of RegentsNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  3. Needleman v. County of RocklandAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  4. Verme v. Suffolk County Department of Civil ServiceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
  5. Havern v. SenkoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Matter of Muller v. New York City Dept. of Educ.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
  2. Matter of Brown v. County of NassauAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2023
  3. Matter of Coyle v. KampeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2020
  4. Matter of Dobbins v. State of New York-Unified Ct. Sys.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2020
  5. Caslin v. Nassau County Civil Service CommissionAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013

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