Factors the Commission weighs?

The following factors will be considered in reviewing such requests:

N.J.A.C. 4A:2-1.2 Stay and interim relief requests

N.J.A.C. 4A:2-1.2, Stay and interim relief requests. Upon the filing of an appeal, a party to the appeal may petition the Civil Service Commission for a stay or other relief pending final decision of the matte Full text with 2 recorded amendments, 52 citing decisions, cited by 2 other rules.

Appeals, Discipline, and Separations · Appeals

Current through New Jersey Register, Vol. 58 No. 14, July 20, 2026. Reviewed as of July 26, 2026.

This is an annotated mirror, not the official publication. Verify against the Civil Service Commission before relying on it.

In plain language

Asking for a stay does not pause anything by itself. The rule says so directly: filing a petition for interim relief will not stay administrative proceedings or processes, so whatever is happening keeps happening while the petition sits. A stay may be sought once an appeal has been filed. It goes in writing, signed, with the supporting information behind the request, and copies served on every other party. Four factors govern: a clear likelihood of success on the merits, danger of immediate or irreparable harm if the request is refused, absence of substantial injury to other parties if it is granted, and the public interest. The same procedure has a second use at the far end of the case. After the Commission issues a final administrative decision, and once an appeal from that decision has been filed in the Appellate Division of the Superior Court, a party may petition the Commission for a stay pending the court decision on the same standards. Most stay requests carry no processing fee under 4A:2-1.8. That one does.

Written by the NJ Civil Service Navigator editorial team from the text of N.J.A.C. 4A:2-1.2. It is a description of the rule, not the rule itself, and not legal advice.

(a) Upon the filing of an appeal, a party to the appeal may petition the Civil Service Commission for a stay or other relief pending final decision of the matter. #

(b) A request for a stay or interim relief shall be in writing, signed by the petitioner or his or her representative and must include supporting information for the request. #

1. Clear likelihood of success on the merits by the petitioner; #

2. Danger of immediate or irreparable harm if the request is not granted; #

3. Absence of substantial injury to other parties if the request is granted; and #

4. The public interest. #

(d) The filing of a petition for interim relief will not stay administrative proceedings or processes. #

(e) Each party must serve copies of all materials submitted on all other parties. #

(f) Following a final administrative decision by the Civil Service Commission, and upon the filing of an appeal from that decision to the Appellate Division of Superior Court, a party to the appeal may petition the Commission for a stay or other relief pending a decision by the Court in accordance with the procedures and standards in (b) and (c) above. See N.J. Court Rules 2:9-7. #

(g) See N.J.A.C. 1:1-12.6 for interim relief rules on matters pending before the Office of Administrative Law. #

Amendment history

Rule numbers, effective dates and New Jersey Register citations as published. 2 recorded changes.

December 7, 2015AmendedR.2015 d.186
47 N.J.R. 1689(a); 47 N.J.R. 2966(a)
November 6, 1989AmendedR.1989 d.569
21 N.J.R. 1766(a); 21 N.J.R. 3448(b)

How this rule has been applied

52 decisions have cited N.J.A.C. 4A:2-1.2. The list below is citations to those decisions, not the decisions. We have not written summaries for this section. A citation with no summary is deliberate: we do not paraphrase a decision we have not read. Nothing here is legal advice.

Civil Service Commission final determinations (51)

In re Boller, Ewing, CSC Docket No. 2025- 2768Docket 2025-September 10, 2025
In re Fuller, Paterson, CSC Docket No. 2024-1441Docket 2024-1441June 12, 2024
In re Mansour et al., Jersey City, CSC Docket Nos. 2023-1592 & 2023-1594 (Consolidated)Docket 2023-1592May 24, 2023
In re O.C., Police Officer (S9999U), City of Elizabeth, CSC Docket No. 2022-1576Docket 2022-1576March 25, 2022
In re Ferro, Bergen Cnty. Sheriff's Office, CSC Docket No. 2022-1300Docket 2022-1300January 21, 2022
In re Dye, City of Passaic, Dep't of Eng'g, CSC Docket No. 2022-404Docket 2022-404September 24, 2021
In re Union Cnty. Layoff, CSC Docket Nos. 2021-1676 and 2021-1831 (Consolidated)Docket 2021-1676 and 2021-1831July 2, 2021
In re Lazzarini, Union City, CSC Docket No. 2021-1418Docket 2021-1418July 2, 2021
In re Hartnett, Pennsauken, CSC Docket No. 2021-1652Docket 2021-1652July 2, 2021
In re Lawson, Essex Cnty., CSC Docket No. 2021-1709Docket 2021-1709July 2, 2021
In re Arrington, Dep't of Corrs., CSC Docket No. 2021-1279Docket 2021-1279May 3, 2021
In re Ruggiero, Camden Cnty., CSC Docket No. 2021-1118Docket 2021-1118March 5, 2021
In re Davis, City of Wildwood, CSC Docket No. 2021-557Docket 2021-557February 5, 2021
In re McKnight, City of Newark, CSC Docket No. 2021-686Docket 2021-686January 22, 2021
In re Ruggiero, Camden Cnty., CSC Docket Nos. 2021-807Docket 2021-807January 22, 2021
In re Arrington, Dep't of Corrs., CSC Docket No. 2020-2549Docket 2020-2549June 19, 2020
In re Pio, Salem Cnty. Sheriff's Office, CSC Docket No. 2021-328Docket 2021-328November 6, 2020
In re Ruggiero, Camden Cnty., CSC Docket Nos. 2021-323Docket 2021-323October 23, 2020
In re Cerami, City of Newark, CSC Docket No. 2021-227Docket 2021-227October 2, 2020
In re K.W., City of Asbury Park, CSC Docket No. 2020-2657Docket 2020-2657October 2, 2020
In re Nieves, Lawrence Twp., CSC Docket No. 2021-07Docket 2021-07September 16, 2020
In re Aiello, Independence Twp., CSC Docket No. 2020-1726Docket 2020-1726February 14, 2020
In re D'Amico, City of Plainfield Fire Dep't, CSC Docket No. 2019-3554Docket 2019-3554August 16, 2019
In re Ricks, East Orange, CSC Docket No. 2019-2614Docket 2019-2614June 26, 2019
Preliminary Notices of Disciplinary Action. In re Peters, et al., Union Cnty., CSC Docket Nos. 2019-1223, et al. (Consolidated)Docket 2019-1223April 25, 2019
PNDA. In re Graves, Newark, CSC Docket No. 2019-1974Docket 2019-1974April 22, 2019
In re Shorter, South Woods State Prison, CSC Docket No. 2019-81Docket 2019-81February 8, 2019
In re Bermudez, Cumberland Cnty., CSC Docket No. 2019-1431Docket 2019-1431January 22, 2019
In re Williams, Newark, CSC Docket No. 2018-2878Docket 2018-2878November 2, 2018
In re James, Irvington, CSC Docket No. 2018-3595Docket 2018-3595October 5, 2018
In re Raciti, Middlesex Cnty., CSC Docket No. 2018-3711Docket 2018-3711August 17, 2018
In re Scheper, Twp. of South Orange Vill., CSC Docket No. 2018-3123Docket 2018-3123May 25, 2018
PNDA. In re Galan, Passaic Cnty. Sheriff's Office, CSC Docket No. 2018-1982Docket 2018-1982March 29, 2018
In re Jimenez, Cape May Cnty., CSC Docket No. 2016-3680Docket 2016-3680October 6, 2017
In re Frazier, Dep't of Corrs., CSC Docket No. 2017-1809Docket 2017-1809July 17, 2017
In re Hairston, City of East Orange, CSC Docket No. 2017-145Docket 2017-145February 13, 2017
In re Walker, City of Hoboken, Dep't of Transp. & Parking, CSC DKT. NO. 2016-4074February 10, 2017
In re Love, Asbury Park, CSC Dkt. No. 2017-1805February 8, 2017
In re Reyes, CSC Docket No. 2016-1535Docket 2016-1535December 18, 2015
In re Irby, Burlington Cnty. Dep't of Corrs., CSC Docket No. 2016-1066Docket 2016-1066November 19, 2015
Final Notice of Disciplinary Action. In re Brown, Atlantic Cnty., CSC Docket No. 2015-852Docket 2015-852April 2, 2015
In re Kentos, Middlesex Cnty. (C0946R), Monmouth Cnty., CSC Docket No. 2014-1899Docket 2014-1899May 27, 2014
Office of Administrative Law. In re David Anthony, CSC Dkt. No. 2014-874April 10, 2014cites (c)
In re Johnson, City of Long Branch, CSC Docket No. 2013-1912Docket 2013-1912November 26, 2013
In re Tamieka Dwyer, City of East Orange, CSC Dkt. No. 2014-488November 8, 2013cites (c)
In re Philip Rodriguez, City of East Orange, CSC Dkt. No. 2013-2143November 7, 2013cites (c)
In re Kevin Kingston, Twp. of Verona, CSC Dkt. No. 2013-2872June 27, 2013cites (c)
In re Glen Green, CSC Dkt. No. 2013-1446June 26, 2013cites (c)
In re Christopher Chin, Cnty. of Cape May, CSC Dkt. No. 2013-1264April 4, 2013cites (c)
In re Michael Watts, West Orange, CSC Dkt. No. 2013-1967April 4, 2013cites (c)
In re Edward Esposito, CSC Dkt. No. 2013-1899February 25, 2013cites (c)

Other decisions (1)

In re John Batiuk, CSC Dkt. No. 2013-1490June 26, 2013cites (c)

Commission decisions citing 4A:2-1.2

111 decisions of the Civil Service Commission since January 16, 2019 cite this section (denied 72, granted in part 24, different results for different parties 9, as the minutes record the outcome). The newest:

In the Matter of Stacey Williams, Roselle, Police Department CSC Docket No. 2026-1754 · September 2, 2026 · Petition for interim relief or a stay · Denied
In the Matter of Ryan Cichon, Borough of Pompton Lakes CSC Docket No. 2026-1758 · September 2, 2026 · Petition for interim relief or a stay · Denied
In the Matter of Chandrasekhar Botcha, Administrative Analyst 4, Information Systems (PS3769P) and (PS1172P), Department of Law and Public Safety CSC Docket No. 2025-719 · August 12, 2026 · Petition for interim relief or a stay · Denied
In the Matter of Dorota Kolodrubiec, Middlesex County CSC Docket No. 2026-2328 · August 12, 2026 · Petition for interim relief or a stay · Denied
In the Matter of Jonathan Scotto- DiFrega, Monmouth County, Department of Corrections CSC Docket No. 2026-1928 · August 12, 2026 · Request for reconsideration · Denied

All 111 decisions