Legal Opinion
Goddard v. Martino
New York Supreme Court
Decided June 24, 2013PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Peter M. Forman, J.
Plaintiff is a former member of the Town of Hyde Park Police Department. The individually named defendants are a former Town Supervisor and three former Town Councilmen (collectively, the Town Board). This action seeks compensatory and punitive damages on the grounds that defendants obstructed or defeated plaintiffs civil service rights in violation of Civil Service Law § 106.
Defendants now move for an order dismissing the complaint pursuant to CPLR 3212. That motion is granted for the reasons stated herein.
Background
In 1986, plaintiff was hired to work…
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