Legal Opinion
Nurenberg v. Ward
New York Supreme Court
Decided November 18, 1975PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtJohn W. Sweeny, J.
This is a CPLR article 78 proceeding in which petitioner seeks a judgment declaring respondents’ action terminating his employment without a hearing illegal.
Petitioner is a 72-year-old psychiatrist (title — Psychiatrist ID employed at the Fishkill Correctional Facility since November, 1973. By letter dated March 26, 1975, the New York Department of Civil Service approved petitioner’s retention in service in his present position until March 31, 1976, based on (1) the prior approval of the head of petitioner’s department, (2) a medical board’s finding that he was physically fit to perform the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Slochower v. Board of Higher Ed. of New York CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Connell v. HigginbothamSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Murgia v. Commonwealth of Massachusetts Bd. of Retire.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1974
3Cited by1 opinion
- Nurenberg v. WardAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976