Case Name: In the Matter of Joseph P. White, Petitioner, v. Joseph J. Christian, as Chairman of the New York City Housing Authority, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1977-04-18
Citations: 57 A.D.2d 593
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Joseph P. White, Petitioner, v Joseph J. Christian, as Chairman of the New York City Housing Authority, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 57
Pages: 593–594

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Joseph P. White, Petitioner, v Joseph J. Christian, as Chairman of the New York City Housing Authority, Respondent.

Opinion:
Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, inter alia, to review a determina tion of the New York City Housing Authority, which, after a hearing, dismissed petitioner from the authority's police force. Determination confirmed and proceeding dismissed on the merits, without costs or disbursements. The finding of guilt on two of the charges preferred against petitioner is supported by substantial evidence in the record. In the light of petitioner's prior employment history with the authority, the penalty of dismissal from the police force is not shocking to one's sense of fairness. Cohalan, Acting P. J., Hawkins, Suozzi and Mollen, JJ., concur.