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In re Phillips

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Feb 18, 1997
236 A.D.2d 542 (N.Y. App. Div. 1997)

Opinion

February 18, 1997.

In a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 to review a determination of the respondent New York City Transit Authority, dated May 8, 1995, terminating the petitioner's employment as a probationary bus operator, the petitioner appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Held, J.), dated January 22, 1996, which denied the petition and dismissed the proceeding.

Before: Rosenblatt, J.P., Ritter, Copertino and Krausman, JJ.


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.

A probationary employee may be terminated without a hearing and without a statement of reasons in the absence of a showing that the termination was for a constitutionally impermissible purpose, in bad faith, or in violation of statutory or decisional law ( see, Matter of York v McGuire, 63 NY2d 760, 761; Matter of Manel v Mosca, 216 AD2d 468; Reynolds v Crosson, 183 AD2d 482, 483; Matter of Bass v New York City Tr. Auth., 236 AD2d 536 [decided herewith]).

The petitioner, who bears the burden of establishing that his dismissal was improper ( see, Matter of Dolcemaschio v City of New York, 180 AD2d 573), has failed to meet his burden. The record establishes that the determination to terminate the petitioner's employment was based upon his unsatisfactory performance. Consequently, the Supreme Court properly denied the petition and dismissed the proceeding.

We have reviewed the petitioner's remaining contention and find it to be without merit.


Summaries of

In re Phillips

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Feb 18, 1997
236 A.D.2d 542 (N.Y. App. Div. 1997)
Case details for

In re Phillips

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of ULRIC PHILLIPS, Appellant, v. ALAN F. KIEPPER et al.…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Feb 18, 1997

Citations

236 A.D.2d 542 (N.Y. App. Div. 1997)
654 N.Y.S.2d 646

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