In re the Suspension or Revocation of the License of Napoleon

The opinion of the court was delivered by

CUFF, J.A.D.

In this appeal, we must decide whether appellant John Joseph Napoleon, a former employee of the State of New Jersey, is entitled to a defense and indemnification in proceedings commenced by the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners to revoke or suspend his license to practice medicine in this State. Upon the denial by the Attorney General of Napoleon’s request for a defense and indemnification, petitioner filed this appeal. We affirm.

Napoleon served as the Medical Director at Bayside State Prison (Bayside) from 1985 until August 1992.…