CLARKSTOWN - The ex-cop connected to the town's battle with its suspended police chief has had his lawsuit seeking reinstatement dismissed.

Michael Garvey, a former town police sergeant who has been out of work since 2012 because of a knee issue, had his legal action against the town turned down by state Supreme Court Justice Gerald Loehr.

The ruling allows Garvey's claims to be renewed pending the outcome of his separate federal lawsuit based on an Americans with Disabilities Act claim that the town refused to make a reasonable accommodation for his disability, according to his lawyer, Donald Feerick.

Vincent Toomey, who argued the case for the town, could not be reached for comment Wednesday.

Garvey's nearly $100,000 donation that went toward Republican George Hoehmann's successful 2015 campaign to unseat Democratic Supervisor Alex Gromack has been cited by suspended Police Chief Michael Sullivan as the reason for Hoehmann's efforts to oust Sullivan from the force. Hoehmann voted against Garvey's firing, while Sullivan opposed rehiring him.

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Hoehmann has denied political motivation for suspending Sullivan. The town's 41 departmental charges against Sullivan, which include insubordination, condoning improper surveillance operations, misconduct and incompetence, are being contested in court.

The town stopped making disability payments in 2010, however, after a doctor determined he could return to work and that his continuing knee issues weren't connected to his original injury but were caused by gout.

Garvey returned to light duty but unsuccessfully fought the town over the disability payments. The Town Board voted to fire him in August 2015.

Garvey is a partner in a West Nyack car wash with Chris Day, the son of County Executive Ed Day. He previously founded a company that provides companies and governmental organizations with information from driver's license records. He sold that firm in 2012.

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