Fitzgerald v. Libous

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs. Petitioner seeks to set aside a determination of respondents on the ground that the notice of charges lacked the requisite specificity. Subdivision 2 of section 75 of the Civil Service Law provides, in pertinent part, that "[a] person against whom removal or other disciplinary action is proposed *661shall have written notice thereof and of the reasons therefor, [and] shall be furnished a copy of the charges preferred against him”. The notice must sufficiently apprise the party of the charges against…