Eastern Correctional Institution v. Howe

CATHELL, Judge.

Appellant, Eastern Correctional Institution,1 appeals from the granting of Peter Michael Howe’s, appellee’s, motion to dismiss its administrative appeal by the Circuit Court for Somerset County (Long, J., presiding).

Appellant presents one question, which we rephrase as: Does the Commissioner of Correction lack the authority to impose direct disciplinary demotions on employees appointed by wardens of a particular correctional facility?

As the only issue before us relates to a matter of law, we briefly summarize the facts. Appellee, an employee of the Eastern Correctional…