Legal Opinion
Caldwell v. New Jersey Department of Corrections
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided September 5, 1991PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
LONG, J.A.D.
Petitioners, Thomas Caldwell, Herbert Downing and Gerald Neal, here challenge a decision of the Merit System Board (Board) affirming their termination as correction officers by the Department of Corrections (DOC) for failure to submit to drug testing. DOC cross-appeals from an award of back pay to petitioners for a period during which the Board held that their due process rights were violated. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
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In January 1988, the Department of Corrections issued a Memorandum regarding the procedures for drug screening…
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