York v. McGuire

• Decision Date: 20 September 1984
• Citation: 480 N.Y.S.2d 320,63 N.Y.2d 760,469 N.E.2d 838
• Parties: , 469 N.E.2d 838 In the Matter of Cynthia YORK, Appellant, v. Robert J. McGUIRE, as Police Commissioner of the City of New York, et al., Respondents.
• Court: New York Court of Appeals Court of Appeals

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480 N.Y.S.2d 320

63 N.Y.2d 760, 469 N.E.2d 838

In the Matter of Cynthia YORK, Appellant, v. Robert J. McGUIRE, as Police Commissioner of the City of New York, et al., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of New York.

Sept. 20, 1984.

Jeffrey S. Wasserman, Brooklyn, for appellant.

Frederick A.O. Schwarz, Jr., Corp. Counsel, New York City (June A. Witterschein, New York City, of counsel), for respondents.

OPINION OF THE COURT MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division, 99 A.D.2d 1023, 473 N.Y.S.2d 815, should be affirmed, with costs.

It is well settled that a probationary employee may be discharged without a hearing and without a statement of reasons in the absence of any demonstration that dismissal was for a constitutionally impermissible purpose or in violation of statutory or decisional law (Matter of Bergamini v. Manhattan & Bronx Surface Tr. Operating Auth., 62 N.Y.2d 897, 478 N.Y.S.2d 857, 467 N.E.2d 521; Matter of Stanziale v. Executive Dept., 55 N.Y.2d 735, 447 N.Y.S.2d 150, 431 N.E.2d 635; Matter of Talamo v. Murphy, 38 N.Y.2d 637, 382 N.Y.S.2d 3, 345 N.E.2d 546; James v. Board of Educ., 37 N.Y.2d 891, 378 N.Y.S.2d 371, 340 N.E.2d 735).

COOKE, C.J., and JASEN, JONES, WACHTLER, MEYER, SIMONS and KAYE, JJ., concur.

On review of submissions pursuant to section 500.4 of the Rules of the Court of Appeals (22 NYCRR 500.4), order affirmed, with costs, in a memorandum.