[brief] TABLE OF JUDGMENTS, ORDERS, AND RULINGS BEING APPEALED April 12, 2023  Oral Decision Denying Plaintiff’s OTSC 2T April 17, 2023  Order Denying Plaintiff’s OTSC Pa135-Pa136  TABLE OF TRANSCRIPTS  April 6, 2023  OTSC Hearing 1T April 12, 2023  Oral Decision Denying Plaintiff’s OTSC 2T TABLE OF AUTHORITIES  Cases: Bistricer v. Bistricer, 231 N.J. Super. 143 (Ch. Div. 1987)  ...........................................26  Blum v. Lucent Techs., Inc., 2005 WL 4044579 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. May 30, 2006)  ........................................................................30  Borough of W. Caldwell v. Caldwell, 26 N.J. 9 (1958)  ....................................................21  Brundage v. Estate of Carambio, 195 N.J. 575 (2008)  ..............................................20, 21, 26 Burlison v. McDonald’s Corp., 455 F.3d 1242 (11th Cir. 2006) .....................................31  Dep’t of Pub. Advoc. v. Bd. of Pub. Utils., 206 N.J. Super. 523 (App. Div. 1985)  ...........................................................................26 Div. of Rate Couns. V. N.J. Bd. of Pub. Utils., 206 N.J. Super. 523 (App Div. 1985)  .............................................................................21  Honeywell v. Bubb, 130 N.J. Super. 130 (App. Div. 1974) ............................................20  In re Estate of Balk, 445 N.J. Super. 395 (App. Div. 2016)  ............................................18  Kaur v. Assured Lending Corp., 405 N.J. Super. 468 (App. Div. 2009)  .......................18  Kieffer v. Best Buy, 205 N.J. 213, 223 (2011)  .................................................................18  Lahue v. Pio Costa, 263 N.J. Super. 575 (App. Div. 1993) .............................................22  Long v. Sears Roebuck & Co., 105 F.3d 1529 (3d Cir. 1997) ..........................................29  Manalapan Realty, L.P. v. Twp. Comm. of Manalapan, 140 N.J. 366 (1995)  ........................................................................................................19  Morgan v. Sanford Brown Inst., 225 N.J. 289 (2016).  .....................................................21  Nakamoto v. Lockheed Martin Corp., 2010 WL 2348634 (N.D. Cal. June 8, 2010) .................................................................................................30 Nieder v. Royal Indem. Ins. Co., 62 N.J. 229 (1973) ..............................................28 Nolan v. Lee Ho, 120 N.J. 465 (1990) ........................................................................20 Oubre v. Entergy Operations, Inc., 522 U.S. 422 (1998) .........................29, 30, 31, 32 Pascarella v. Bruck, 190 N.J. Super. 118 (App. Div.), certif. denied, 94 N.J. 600 (1983) .................................................................20, 26, 27 Weichert Co. Realtors v. Ryan, 128 N.J. 427 (1992) ...........................................21, 22 Willingboro Mall Ltd. v. 240/242 Franklin Ave., LLC, 421 N.J. Super. 445 (App. Div. 2011) .........................................................16, 20, 21, 26 PRELIMINARY STATEMENT The central issue on this appeal is whether a settlement between Plaintiff, [...], and Defendant, [...], a former corrections officer employed by Plaintiff, memorialized on the record at an administrative hearing before a hearing officer, during which the undisputed record reflects that: - both parties were represented by counsel; - defense counsel indicated a settlement was reached; - defense counsel confirmed and clarified the material terms on the record; - Defendant confirmed her understanding of the settlement on the record; - Defendant confirmed voluntariness, absence of impairment, and full understanding of the settlement as described on the record by Plaintiff’s counsel and clarified and confirmed by her counsel; and - Defendant assented to the settlement before the hearing officer is valid and binding on the parties.