Breton v. Thompson

—Casey, J.

Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this Court by order of the Supreme Court, entered in Albany County) to review a determination of respondent Board of Education of the Cohoes City School District which terminated petitioner’s employment.

Petitioner, whose civil service employment was terminated after a hearing pursuant to Civil Service Law § 75, contends that his due process rights were violated. According to petitioner, respondents’ attorney enjoyed a prior professional relationship with the Hearing Officer and the failure to disclose the relationship prior to…