Case Title: Matter of Principe v New York City Dept. of Educ.

Citation: 2012 NY Slip Op 08568

Docket Number: 

State: new-york

Court: New York Appellate Court

Date: 2012-12-13T00:00:00Z

Document:
Matter of Principe v New York City Dept. of Educ.

2012 NY Slip Op 08568

Decided on December 13, 2012

Court of Appeals

Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.

This opinion is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the Official Reports.


Decided on December 13, 2012

No. 240 SSM 41
[*1]In the Matter of Peter Principe, Respondent,
vNew York City Department of Education, Appellant.

Submitted by Julian L. Kalkstein, for appellant.
Submitted by Stuart Lichten, for respondent.


On review of submissions pursuant to section 500.11 of the Rules, order affirmed, with costs, and certified question answered in the affirmative. The Appellate Division correctly determined that the penalty of termination imposed on petitioner was excessive in light of all the circumstances (see Matter of Pell v Board of Educ. of Union Free School Dist. No. 1 of Towns of Scarsdale & Mamaroneck, Westchester County, 34 NY2d 222, 233 [1974]). Chief Judge Lippman and Judges Ciparick, Graffeo, Read and Pigott concur. Judge Smith dissents and votes to reverse for the reason that it cannot be concluded, as a matter of law, that the penalty of termination shocks the judicial conscience (see Matter of Pell v Board of Educ. of Union Free School Dist. No. 1 of Towns of Scarsdale & Mamaroneck, Westchester County, 34 NY2d 222, 233 [1974]).
Decided December 13, 2012