McClellan v. Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services

In a final administrative proceeding, Stanley McClellan, the appellant, was terminated from his employment as a Correctional Officer II with the Division of Pretrial Detention and Services (“Division”), which is part of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services (“Department”). He pursued an action for judicial review in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City. The Department appeared as the respondent. The circuit court affirmed the termination decision.

On appeal, the appellant poses three questions for review, which we have rephrased slightly:

I. Did the Administrative Law Judge…