Case Name: In the Matter of Joseph Davids, Appellant, v. City of New York et al., Respondents
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2010-04-22
Citations: 72 A.D.3d 557
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Joseph Davids, Appellant, v City of New York et al., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 72
Pages: 557–558

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Joseph Davids, Appellant, v City of New York et al., Respondents.
[898 NYS2d 456]

Opinion:
Order and judgment (one paper), Supreme Court, New York County (Joan A. Madden, J.), entered March 26, 2009, which denied the petition seeking, inter alia, to annul respondents' de termination demoting petitioner from the rank of probationary captain to his permanent title of lieutenant, and dismissed the proceeding brought pursuant to CPLR article 78, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
The record discloses a rational basis for petitioner's demotion, as the evidence amply supports the conclusion that his job performance was unsatisfactory (see Matter of Johnson v Katz, 68 NY2d 649, 650 [1986]). Petitioner did not meet his burden of establishing that the demotion was made in bad faith (see e.g. Matter of Chow v City of N.Y. Dept. of Health, 303 AD2d 237 [2003]). Although respondents technically failed to follow the procedures for conducting and preparing petitioner's performance evaluations, the delays were undertaken in an attempt to provide petitioner with time to bring his performance up to department standards and did not evince bad faith (see e.g. Matter of Smith v City of New York, 118 Misc 2d 227 [1983]).
We have considered petitioner's remaining arguments and find them unavailing. Concur—Tom, J.P., Mazzarelli, Acosta, DeGrasse and Richter, JJ. [Prior Case History: 2009 NY Slip Op 30581(U).]