M.D., CSC Docket No. 2026-148
NJ Civil Service Commission decision of April 29, 2026, CSC Docket No. 2026-148: discipline, penalty upheld. M.D., a Senior Correctional Police Officer with South Woods State Prison, Department of Corrections, appeals his removal, effective June 13, 2025, on charges of conduct unbecoming a public em
Commission decisions · Meeting of April 29, 2026
M.D., a Senior Correctional Police Officer with South Woods State Prison, Department of Corrections, appeals his removal, effective June 13, 2025, on charges of conduct unbecoming a public employee and other sufficient cause, specifically violations of the Human Resources Bulletin pertaining to conduct unbecoming an employee and violation of a rule, regulation, policy, procedure, order, or administrative decision.
- Matter
- Discipline
- Decided
- April 29, 2026, item A-3
- Outcome
- Penalty upheld
- ALJ's recommendation
- Uphold the removal.
- What the Commission did with it
- Adopted the ALJ's recommendation
- Penalty appealed
- removal
- Title
- SENIOR CORRECTIONAL POLICE OFFICER
- Employer
- Corrections
- Chair at the time
- Mary Cruz, Acting Chairperson
- Official decision
- CSC's PDF
Action recorded in the minutes: The Civil Service Commission affirmed the recommendation of the Administrative Law Judge.
The decision
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BackgroundThe appeal of M.D., a Senior Correctional Police Officer with South Woods State Prison, Department of Corrections, of his removal, effective June 13, 2025, on charges, was heard by Administrative Law Judge Catherine A. Tuohy (ALJ), who rendered her initial decision on March 20, 2026. No exceptions were filed.
AnalysisHaving considered the record and the attached ALJ’s initial decision, and having made an independent evaluation of the record, the Civil Service Commission (Commission), at its meeting on April 29, 2026, adopted the ALJ’s Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law and her recommendation to uphold the appellant’s removal.
ORDER
The Civil Service Commission finds that action of the appointing authority in removing the appellant was justified. The Commission, therefore, affirms that action and dismisses the appeal of M.D.
ClosingThis is the final administrative determination in this matter. Any further review should be pursued in a judicial forum.
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