Johnson v. Board of Trustees of the Middle Island Public Library

Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 to review so much of a determination of the respondent, dated February 11, 1982, as, after a hearing, found petitioner guilty of certain stated charges of misconduct and incompetency and dismissed him from his position as director of the Middle Island Public Library. Determination confirmed, insofar as reviewed, and proceeding dismissed on the merits, without costs or disbursements. In our opinion the penalty of dismissal was not excessive in the' circumstances disclosed by the record, and it did not constitute an abuse of discretion (Matter of Pell v…