Case Name: In the Matter of Richard Depamphilis, Appellant, v. Raymond W. Kelly, as Police Commissioner of the City of New York, et al., Respondents
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2013-06-27
Citations: 107 A.D.3d 611
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Richard Depamphilis, Appellant, v Raymond W. Kelly, as Police Commissioner of the City of New York, et al., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 107
Pages: 611–611

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Richard Depamphilis, Appellant, v Raymond W. Kelly, as Police Commissioner of the City of New York, et al., Respondents.
[967 NYS2d 645]

Opinion:
Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Michael D. Stallman, J.), entered May 29, 2012, denying the petition seeking, among other things, to annul respondents' summary termination of petitioner's employment, and dismissing the proceeding brought pursuant to CPLR article 78, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
Petitioner's conviction, upon his guilty plea, of offering a false instrument for filing in the second degree (Penal Law § 175.30) constitutes a violation of the oath of office, since the offense involves willful deceit. Accordingly, his office was vacated automatically upon conviction, pursuant to Public Officers Law § 30 (1) (e) (see Matter of Feola v Carroll, 10 NY3d 569, 572-573 [2008]; Matter of Bowman v Kerik, 271 AD2d 225 [1st Dept 2000]). We do not reach respondents' argument that petitioner violated New York City Charter § 1116 (a) and (b), as it was improperly raised for the first time in their answer in the article 78 proceeding (see generally Matter of National Fuel Gas Distrib. Corp. v Public Serv. Commn. of the State of N.Y., 16 NY3d 360, 368 [2011]).
We have considered all other claims and find them unavailing. Concur — Gonzalez, P.J., Renwick, DeGrasse, Manzanet-Daniels and Feinman, JJ.