Reilly v. Reid

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court at Special Term, entered April 1, 1976 in Albany County, which dismissed petitioner’s application, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, seeking (1) displacement into a noncompetitive or exempt attorney position in the Department of Environmental Conservation and (2) back pay from January 27, 1976 to March 30, 1976. The petitioner was employed by the Department of Environmental Conservation as an Associate Attorney, a civil service job in the competitive class. In December of 1975 he was advised that his position was being abolished and was…