Opinion
December 23, 1997
Appeal from Supreme Court, New York County (Stephen Crane, J.).
Upon its evaluation of the merits of the renewal application, the court properly adhered to its prior determination that the claim for back pay was barred by laches ( see, Matter of Rapess v. Ortiz, 99 A.D.2d 413; Matter of Central School Dist. No. 2 v. New York State Teachers' Retirement Sys., 27 A.D.2d 265, 267, affd on other grounds 23 N.Y.2d 213). Even accepting petitioner's reason for not seeking relief earlier, more than one year passed before petitioner commenced this proceeding. We have considered petitioner's remaining arguments and find them to be without merit.
Concur — Murphy, P.J., Milonas, Wallach, Rubin and Mazzarelli, JJ.