Opinion
May 19, 1986
Appeal from the Supreme Court, Queens County (Miller, J.).
Judgment affirmed, with costs.
After a hearing, it was determined that the petitioner's excessive absences and late arrivals at work were largely avoidable, that his attire did not, even after warnings, meet the required standards, that he performed certain of his duties with some indifference, and that his behavior as a whole adversely affected the efficient operation of the court. Given the fact that the petitioner received many written and oral warnings, and was previously suspended, the dismissal of the petitioner from his employment was not disproportionate to his misconduct (see, Matter of Pell v Board of Educ., 34 N.Y.2d 222, 232-235; Matter of Santarella v New York City Dept. of Correction, 53 N.Y.2d 948, 949). Brown, J.P., Weinstein, Niehoff and Spatt, JJ., concur.