Tierney v. Civil Service Commission

Defendant. Joseph F. Sylvia (“Sylvia”), after being bypassed by the plaintiff, the Mayor and Appointing Authority for the City of New Bedford (the “Appointing Authority”), for an appointment to the New Bedford Fire Department (“Department”), filed an appeal with the Civil Service Commission (“Commission”). The Commission found the reasons for Sylvia’s bypass to be insufficient and ordered both that the Appointing Authority place Sylvia’s name at the top of the certified list and that it appoint Sylvia to the Department’s next available opening. Plaintiff seeks judicial review of the…