CITY OF NEWARK v. COPELAND


171 N.J. Super. 571 (1980)

410 A.2d 274

CITY OF NEWARK, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, APPELLANT, v. SAMUEL COPELAND AND CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL SERVICE OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, RESPONDENTS.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided January 2, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Salvatore Perillo, attorney for appellant (Thomas W. Matthews on the brief).

John J. Degnan, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney for respondent Civil Service Commission (Henry D. Blinder, Deputy Attorney General of counsel and on the statement in lieu of brief).

James Eastmond, attorney for respondent Samuel Copeland (on the letter brief).

Before Judges LORA, ANTELL and PRESSLER.


The opinion of the court was delivered by PRESSLER, J.A.D.

Based on a finding of insubordination, the City of Newark first suspended and then terminated the employment of Samual Copeland, a building maintenance worker in the city's Department of Parks and Recreation. On his appeal from his discharge to the Civil Service Commission, the Commission concluded, following the recommendation of its hearing officer, that...

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