Case Name: In the Matter of Carlos Morales, Appellant, v. New York City Transit Authority, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1996-08-19
Citations: 230 A.D.2d 859
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Carlos Morales, Appellant, v New York City Transit Authority, Respondent.
Judges: O’Brien, J. P., Thompson, Altman and Krausman, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 230
Pages: 859–860

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Carlos Morales, Appellant, v New York City Transit Authority, Respondent.
[646 NYS2d 571]

Opinion:
—Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 to review a determination of the respondent, New York City Transit Authority, dated January 2, 1992, which adopted the recommendation of an Administrative Law Judge, made after a hearing, and dismissed he petitioner from his position as a transit police officer.
Adjudged that the determination is confirmed and the proceeding is dismissed on the merits, with costs.
The petitioner was found guilty of failing to report for a medical examination on time, failing to take a required urinalysis, and failing to report for duty for approximately one month without leave. This determination was supported by substantial evidence (see, Matter of Lahey v Kelly, 71 NY2d 135). Under the circumstances of this case, the penalty of dismissal was not so disproportionate as to shock one's sense of fairness (see, Matter of Pell v Board of Educ., 34 NY2d 222).
O'Brien, J. P., Thompson, Altman and Krausman, JJ., concur.