Legal Opinion

Gillen v. Smithtown Library Board of Trustees

New York Court of Appeals

Decided October 19, 1999PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs.

Petitioner commenced a CPLR article 78 proceeding challenging, after a hearing, the Library’s Board of Trustees’ determination of misconduct and termination of employment. On transfer from Supreme Court, the Appellate Division dismissed *778four of the charges, annulled, the penalty, and remanded the matter “for the imposition of a new penalty” (Matter of Gillen v Smithtown Lib. Bd. of Trustees, 234 AD2d 368, 370 [Gillen I]). Once again, the Board chose to terminate petitioner’s employment based on…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Ahsaf v. NyquistNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  2. Harris v. Mechanicville Central School DistrictNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
  3. Johnson v. Board of Trustees of the Middle Island Public LibraryNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
  4. Verney v. New York State Liquor AuthorityNew York Court of Appeals · 1999
  5. Gillen v. Smithtown Library Board of TrusteesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Kelly v. SafirNew York Court of Appeals · 2001
  2. Muraik v. LandiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  3. Verney v. New York State Liquor AuthorityNew York Court of Appeals · 1999
  4. Knight v. Board of Cooperative Educational ServicesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  5. Farrell v. City of New YorkDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2024

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