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Criteria for Court Review of Agency Action Explained

In affirming the town’s approval of a subdivision plan, the Third Department explained its review powers:

…”[i]t is not the province of the courts to second-guess thoughtful agency decisionmaking and, accordingly, an agency decision should be annulled only if it is arbitrary, capricious or unsupported by the evidence” … . Moreover, “[w]hile judicial review must be meaningful, the courts may not substitute their judgment for that of the agency for it is not their role to weigh the desirability of any action or [to] choose among alternatives” … . Matter of Dugan v Liggan, 2014 NY Slip Op 07404, 3rd Dept 10-30-14

 

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