Legal Opinion
MATTER OF TOWN OF HUNTINGTON v. New York State Div. of Human Rights
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 14, 1993PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be reversed, with costs, and the judgment of Supreme Court reinstated.
The extraordinary writ of prohibition does not lie to prevent the Division of Human Rights from considering an individual’s complaint of racial discrimination.
In March 1986 petitioner Town of Huntington (hereafter Town) hired respondent Charles Reed, an African American male, as a sign inspector, which is a competitive class civil service title. In April 1987, Reed was suspended pending an investigation into charges of incompetence and misconduct. By…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Rush v. MordueNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
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- MATTER OF STATE OF NY v. KingNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- La Rocca v. LaneNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- Schumer v. HoltzmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
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