Sofair v. State University of New York Upstate Medical Center College of Medicine
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtGoldman, J.
Petitioner E. Ezra Sofair brought this article 78 proceeding seeking to compel the respondent State University of New York Upstate Medical Center College of Medicine (Medical College) to reinstate him as a student in good standing. Special Term found that "Petitioner has failed to show the necessary bad faith or clear abuse on the part of the Grades Committee in order to establish that the committee acted in an arbitrary and capricious manner” and dismissed the petition without a hearing.
Petitioner’s yearly academic reports during his four and one-half years as a student reveal uneven…
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