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Young Ju Park-Cunningham v. City of Watertown

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Oct 7, 1992
186 A.D.2d 1027 (N.Y. App. Div. 1992)

Opinion

October 7, 1992

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Jefferson County, Gilbert, J.

Present — Boomer, J.P., Green, Balio, Fallon and Davis, JJ.


Judgment unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: In this CPLR article 78 proceeding, which challenges her dismissal as a probationary employee, petitioner failed to meet her burden of demonstrating that respondents acted in bad faith (see, Tomlinson v Ward, 110 A.D.2d 537, 538, affd 66 N.Y.2d 771). It is axiomatic that a probationary employee may be discharged without a hearing and without a statement of the reasons for doing so provided the dismissal was not for a constitutionally impermissible purpose or in violation of statutory or decisional law (Matter of York v McGuire, 63 N.Y.2d 760, 761). Supreme Court properly determined that the proof at trial was insufficient to establish a prima facie case that the dismissal of petitioner was discriminatory (see, Mayer v Manton Cork Corp., 126 A.D.2d 526). The record establishes that petitioner's job performance was unsatisfactory and that her dismissal was made in good faith (see, Matter of King v Sapier, 47 A.D.2d 114, 116, affd 38 N.Y.2d 960).


Summaries of

Young Ju Park-Cunningham v. City of Watertown

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Oct 7, 1992
186 A.D.2d 1027 (N.Y. App. Div. 1992)
Case details for

Young Ju Park-Cunningham v. City of Watertown

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of YOUNG JU PARK-CUNNINGHAM, Appellant, v. CITY OF WATERTOWN…

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

Date published: Oct 7, 1992

Citations

186 A.D.2d 1027 (N.Y. App. Div. 1992)

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