EDWARD WILSON, JR., pet-res, v. CITY OF NEW YORK Respondents-ap

8485. EDWARD WILSON, JR., pet-res, v. CITY OF NEW YORK Respondents-ap — Michael A. Cardozo, Corporation Counsel, New York (Marta Ross of counsel), for ap — Glass Krakower LLP, New York (Bryan D. Glass of counsel), for res — Order and judgment (one paper), Supreme Court, New York County (Alice Schlesinger, J.), entered January 28, 2011, which, in this CPLR article 78 proceeding, granted the petition to vacate and annul respondents' determination, dated May 21, 2009, terminating petitioner as a probationary corrections officer, and reinstated him to said position without back pay, unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs, respondents' termination of petitioner's employment reinstated, the petition denied and the proceeding dismissed.

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8485. EDWARD WILSON, JR., pet-res, v. CITY OF NEW YORK Respondents-ap — Michael A. Cardozo, Corporation Counsel, New York (Marta Ross of counsel), for ap — Glass Krakower LLP, New York (Bryan D. Glass of counsel), for res — Order and judgment (one paper), Supreme Court, New York County (Alice Schlesinger, J.), entered January 28, 2011, which, in this CPLR article 78 proceeding, granted the petition to vacate and annul respondents’ determination, dated May 21, 2009, terminating petitioner as a probationary corrections officer, and reinstated him to said position without back pay, unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs, respondents’ termination of petitioner’s employment reinstated, the petition denied and the proceeding dismissed.

A probationary employee may be dismissed for almost any reason, or for no reason at all, and the employee has no right to challenge the termination in a hearing or otherwise, absent a showing that he or she was dismissed in bad faith or for an improper or impermissible reason (see Matter of Swinton v. Safir, 93 NY2d 758, 762-763 [1999]). The burden falls on the petitioner to demonstrate by competent proof that a substantial issue of bad faith exists, or that the termination was for an improper or impermissible reason (see Matter of Che Lin Tsao v. Kelly, 28 AD3d 320, 321 [1st Dept 2006]).

EDWARD WILSON, JR., pet-res, v. CITY OF NEW YORK Respondents-ap

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