Baker v. Civil Service Commission

The defendant, Civil Service Commission, affirmed the discharge of the plaintiff, Ralph Baker, from his employment as a security guard with the Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities (the Department). The circuit court reversed the Commission’s decision, finding that the evidence did not prove the written charges brought against Baker by the Department. The Commission appeals the circuit court’s order. We reverse the decision of the circuit court and affirm the decision of the Civil Service Commission.

Baker was charged by criminal complaint with retail theft of automobile…