Legal Opinion
Okebiyi v. Cortines
New York Supreme Court
Decided February 8, 1996PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Michael H. Feinberg, J.
Petitioner was first employed by respondent New York City Board of Education on October 30, 1989 to provide administrative assistance to community school districts in Brooklyn. At a public meeting held on February 16, 1994, the Community School Board of District 17 passed a resolution appointing petitioner to the position of Director of Operations.
On November 30, 1994 Chancellor Cortines suspended the entire Community School Board of District 17. In its place, he appointed a five-member Board of Trustees and endowed them with all the powers and…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Union Free School District No. 2 v. NyquistNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- Ambrose v. Community School Board No. 30Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
- Knutsen v. BolasNew York Supreme Court · 1982
- Russell v. FernandezNew York Supreme Court · 1993
3Cited by1 opinion
- Okebiyi v. CrewAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003