MATTER OF DONOVAN v. BELLACOSA


129 A.D.2d 152 (1987)

In the Matter of James E. Donovan, Respondent-Appellant, v. Joseph W. Bellacosa, as Chief Administrative Judge of The State of New York, et al., Appellants-Respondents

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

June 25, 1987


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ann T. Pfau of counsel (John Eiseman and Barbara Zahler-Gringer with her on the brief; Michael Colodner, attorney), for Joseph W. Bellacosa, appellant-respondent.

Ann T. Pfau of counsel (Peter A. Durfee with her on the brief; Robert Abrams, Attorney-General, attorney), for Classification Review Board, appellant-respondent.

Robert F. Van Der Waag of counsel (Patrick J. O'Brien, attorney), for respondent-appellant.

SANDLER, ASCH and SMITH, JJ., concur.


KUPFERMAN, J. P.

In 1976, the New York State Legislature passed the Unified Court Budget Act (L 1976, ch 966, as amended; now codified as Judiciary Law § 39). Under that act, thousands of court employees formerly paid by counties and cities were transferred to the State payroll, effective April 1, 1977. Inasmuch as each locality had its own idiosyncracies regarding salary, title, etc., the Legislature directed...

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