Not exactly. There was talk before Lazio agreed to drop out that the CP could remove him simply by nominating him as their candidate for a judgeship — since you can’t be on both ballots, they could then remove him without his consent.
Once Lazio dropped out of the race, they could nominate another candidate at their convention (since their “primary winner” was no longer a candidate.
Hoffman could have done the same thing if he had simply dropped out before the convention, but he waited another week and THEN dropped out.
Lazio was nominated for a judgeship from the Bronx.