Legal Opinion
Sarkisian Bros. v. State Division of Human Rights
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 20, 1979PublishedCited by 101 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order appealed from should be reversed, with costs, and the order of the State Human Rights Appeal Board should be reinstated. It remains the law that "the time schedules speci*818tied in section 297 (subd. 2; subd 4, pars, a, c) of the Executive Law for the performance of certain acts on the part of the Division of Human Rights are directory only. * * * The time limits are evidently for the benefit of complainants and others benefited and cannot be held to shelter those charged with violation of the statute. Absent some showing of substantial prejudice,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- State Office of Drug Abuse Services v. State Human Rights Appeal BoardNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- Tessy Plastics Corp. v. State Division of Human RightsNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- Board of Education v. State Division of Human RightsNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
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