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In the Matter of Dominick Lore, Respondent, against Stephen P. Kennedy, as Police Commissioner of the City of New York, et al., Appellants.
    First Department,
    November 6, 1957.
    
      Henry J. Shields of counsel (Seymour B. Quel with him on the brief; Peter Campbell Brown, Corporation Counsel), for appellants.
    
      Samuel Resnicoff for respondent.
   Per Curiam.

The police commissioner of the City of New York discontinued petitioner’s services as probationary patrolman on June 3,1953. The action of the police commissioner was taken on the ground that the Civil Service Commission had marked petitioner not qualified on the eligible list from which he had been appointed as probationary patrolman on December 30, 1952, subject to investigation of Ms medical qualifications. The basis of the action of the Civil Service Commission was an examination of reports of the Navy Department concerning the petitioner, dated November 17,1944, received by the commission on or about March 5,1953, which indicated a history of nervous disorder. Thereafter, on or about April 30,1953, petitioner was examined by a medical examiner of the commission who, on said date, recommended that petitioner was not qualified.

On July 30,1953, the petitioner made application to the Board for Correction of Naval Records, Department of the Navy, to expunge the statements made in 1944 on his medical record. On March 21, 1955, the board conducted a hearing and by letter dated May 9, 1955, petitioner was advised that the Secretary of the Navy approved the recommendation of the board that a new discharge certificate was to be issued. The effect of this approval was to delete and remove from petitioner’s record all reference to any history of nervous disorder. On August 15, 1955 (after the expiration of the eligible list from which petitioner received his original appointment), petitioner made demand upon the Civil Service Commission for hearing and reinstatement. The commission denied the request on October 20,1955. This proceeding was commenced December 8, 1955.

The termination by the appellants of petitioner’s services was an affirmative act involving an exercise of judgment and discretion within the meaning of subdivision 2 of section 1284 of the Civil Practice Act. Even were it improper, it constituted a final determination and the theory of a continuing wrong is not applicable. The petitioner’s right to review was limited to a four-month period following the effective date of his discharge. (Civ. Prac. Act, § 1286; Matter of Alliano v. Adams, 2 A D 2d 532.) Accordingly, the order of Special Term should be reversed and the petition dismissed.

Botein, J. P., Rabin, Frank, McNally and Bastow, JJ., concur.

Order unanimously reversed on the law and the petition dismissed.