IN THE MATTER OF KNOWLDEN

No. A-4963-11T2.

IN THE MATTER OF ISAIAH KNOWLDEN, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided April 30, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher J. Hamner, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for appellant Department of Human Services, Trenton Psychiatric Hospital (John J. Hoffman, Acting Attorney General, attorney; Melissa H. Raksa, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel and on the brief; Mr. Hamner, on the brief).

Margaret Wood argued the cause for respondent Civil Service Commission (Wolff & Samson, attorneys; Ms. Wood and Mindy P. Fox, on the brief).

Stephan Siegel argued the cause for respondent Isaiah Knowlden.

Before Judges Messano and Hayden.


NOT FOR PUBLICATION WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE APPELLATE DIVISION

PER CURIAM.

Appellant Department of Human Services (DHS) appeals from a final agency decision of the Civil Service Commission (Commission) that reduced the DHS's penalty of employment termination to a six-month suspension for respondent Isaiah Knowlden, a Human Services Assistant at Trenton Psychiatric Hospital (the hospital). We affirm.

We discern the following factual and procedural...

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