| Matter of Ward v City of New York |
| 2014 NY Slip Op 06006 [23 NY3d 1046] |
| August 28, 2014 |
| Court of Appeals |
| Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431. |
| As corrected through Wednesday, October 8, 2014 |
| In the Matter of Elaine D. Ward, Respondent, v City of New York et al., Appellants. |
Decided August 28, 2014
Matter of Ward v City of New York, 111 AD3d 498, reversed.
On review of submissions pursuant to section 500.11 of the Rules of the Court of Appeals (22 NYCRR 500.11), order, insofar as appealed from, reversed, with costs, and petition dismissed in its entirety. We cannot say that "the penalty of [revoking petitioner's master plumber's license] . . . shocks the judicial conscience" (Matter of Kelly v Safir, 96 NY2d 32, 40 [2001]; see generally Matter of Pell v Board of Educ. of Union Free School Dist. No. 1 of Towns of Scarsdale & Mamaroneck, Westchester County, 34 NY2d 222, 234-235 [1974]). Concur: Chief Judge Lippman and Judges Graffeo, Read, Smith, Pigott, Rivera and Abdus-Salaam.