Rodriguez v. Schriro

OPINION OF THE COURT

Lucy Billings, J.

I. Background

On October 21, 2009, petitioner, then a tenured New York City corrections officer, pleaded guilty in Pennsylvania to stalking. (18 Pa Cons Stat Ann § 2709.1.) On December 22, 2009, petitioner was sentenced to two months to one year of imprisonment followed by probation. The sentence also included anger management counseling and a mental health evaluation. On February 12, 2010, respondent New York City Department of Correction informed petitioner that, according to Public Officers Law § 30 (1) (e), his employment was terminated summarily,…