In the Matter of Ted Elsberg, as President of the Council of Supervisors and Administrators of the City of New York, Local 1, American Federation of School Administrators, AFL-CIO, et al., Appellants, v. Frank Macchiarola, as Chancellor of the Board of Education of the City School District of the City of New York, et al., Respondents

In the Matter of Ted Elsberg, as President of the Council of Supervisors and Administrators of the City of New York, Local 1, American Federation of School Administrators, AFL-CIO, et al., Appellants, v Frank Macchiarola, as Chancellor of the Board of Education of the City School District of the City of New York, et al., Respondents. [MAJORITY] In a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 to, inter alia, compel the respondent Chancellor to disclose the reasons why the petitioners were denied tenure, the petitioners appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, dated July 18, 1980, which dismissed the petition. Judgment affirmed, without costs or disbursements. Although the instant proceeding is not barred by the doctrine of res judicata (see Brown v Lockwood, 76 AD2d 721, 740-741) the petition was nevertheless properly dismissed. Under the respondent board of education’s by-laws the Chancellor is not required to inform petitioners as to why they were denied tenure. (By-laws of the Bd. of Educ. of the City School Dist. of City of N.Y., § 5.3.4.) Hopkins, J.P., Damiani, Lazer and Cohalan, JJ., concur.