Klenosky v. New York City Police Dept.

Decision Date29 May 1980
CitationKlenosky v. New York City Police Dept., 428 N.Y.S.2d 256, 75 A.D.2d 793 (N.Y. App. Div. 1980)
PartiesIn re Rudolph M. KLENOSKY, Petitioner-Respondent, v. The NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT et al., etc., Respondents-Appellants.
CourtNew York Supreme Court — Appellate Division

Rudolph M. Klenosky, pro se.

J. E. Handler, New York City, for respondents-appellants.

Before FEIN, J. P., and SULLIVAN, LUPIANO, BLOOM and CARRO, JJ.

MEMORANDUM DECISION.

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County, entered July 25, 1979, which granted petition and directed respondents to issue a pistol carrying permit to petitioner, unanimously reversed, on the law, the application denied and the petition dismissed, without costs and disbursements.

On this record it is clear that the administrative determination denying petitioner's application for a pistol carrying permit (as distinct from an on-premises license) on the basis of failure to demonstrate "proper cause . . . for the issuance thereof" is supported by substantial evidence and is not arbitrary or capricious.Petitioner, a fifty-two year old attorney engaged in matrimonial and criminal law practice, did not sufficiently demonstrate a special need for...

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