Case Name: In the Matter of James Collins, Petitioner, v. Michael P. Jacobson, as Correction Commissioner of the City of New York, et al., Respondents
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1998-02-17
Citations: 247 A.D.2d 269
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of James Collins, Petitioner, v Michael P. Jacobson, as Correction Commissioner of the City of New York, et al., Respondents.
Judges: Concur — Milonas, J. P., Ellerin, Williams and Tom, JJ.
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 247
Pages: 269–269

Head Matter:
In the Matter of James Collins, Petitioner, v Michael P. Jacobson, as Correction Commissioner of the City of New York, et al., Respondents.
[667 NYS2d 903]

Opinion:
Determination of respondent Correction Commissioner, dated August 23, 1996, which dismissed petitioner from his position as a correction officer, unanimously confirmed, the petition denied and the proceeding, brought pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this Court by order of the Supreme Court, New York County [David Saxe, J.], entered April 14, 1997), dismissed, without costs.
Respondent's determination that petitioner intentionally brought dangerous contraband into a facility is supported by substantial evidence (see, Matter of Berenhaus v Ward, 70 NY2d 436, 443-444). Particularly since petitioner's misconduct endangered the safety of others, the penalty of dismissal for this single incident does not shock our sense of fairness (see, Matter of Keith v New York State Thruway Auth., 132 AD2d 785; cf., Trotta v Ward, 77 NY2d 827; Matter of McFarland v Abate, 203 AD2d 190).
Concur — Milonas, J. P., Ellerin, Williams and Tom, JJ.