FIGARO v. WARD


86 Misc.2d 530 (1976)

Jorge Figaro et al., on Behalf of Themselves and All Employees of the Department of Correctional Services of the State of New York Similarly Situated, Petitioners, v. Benjamin Ward, as Commissioner of the Department of Correctional Services, et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court, Special Term, Albany County.

May 14, 1976


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sneeringer & Rowley (William A. Babiskin of counsel), for petitioners. Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney-General (Lawrence L. Doolittle of counsel), for respondents.


JOHN T. CASEY, J.

The petitioners have instituted a CPLR article 78 proceeding in the nature of prohibition wherein they seek a judgment prohibiting the Commissioner of the Department of Correctional Services of the State of New York from enforcing one of his directives.

Each petitioner is a correction officer employed by the Department of Correctional Services of the State of New York. On October 27...

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