Goodridge v. Ypsilanti Township Board

Petitioner, Jerry T. Good-ridge, appeals as of right a circuit court order affirming the termination of his civil service employment as the fire chief of Ypsilanti Township. I would affirm.

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More than ten years ago, petitioner, then fire chief of Ypsilanti Township, perpetrated a fraud against the citizens of Ypsilanti Township. In April 1986, petitioner conspired with members of the Ypsilanti Township Civil Service Commission (ytcsc) to falsify a fist of the most qualified applicants for four new firefighter positions. On April 23, 1986, the fraudulent list was certified by the ytcsc and…