Maldonado v. Crew

*41OPINION OF THE COURT

George Friedman, J.

Petitioners seek an order pursuant to CPLR article 78 setting aside a directive of the respondent Chancellor dated August 12, 1996, which purported to annul the petitioner local Community School Board’s (Community School Board 12, hereinafter CSB12 or the Board) selection of Alex Castillo as community superintendent, and directed petitioners to reconvene and select a new community superintendent.

Stated in the most fundamental terms, the issue which must now be resolved is whether the respondent Chancellor may "veto” the selection of a community…