D'ANNA v. Secretary of Personnel

Asking for a declaratory judgment in the Baltimore City Court, Joseph D’Anna, Jr. contended that State Employees Personnel Regulation 06.01.01.13 (hereafter, Rule .13) was in conflict with the legislative scheme established in the Merit System Law, Md. Code, Art. 64A, specifically §§ 31, 18 (c), 18 (g) and 22 (b). Appellant contends here, as he did below, that the regulation providing for an employee’s promotion without competitive examination — by reclassification of a position — contradicts the legislative intent that all positions under the State Merit System be filled by examination.

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