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SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. A-0066-18 A-0067-18 A-0069-18 A-0071-18 A-0074-18 A-0076-18 A-0078-18 A-0080-18 A-0082-18 A-0083-18 A-0084-18
IN THE MATTER OF THE LAYOFF OF DAISEY BATTLE, LATISHA D. BELL, YOLANDA BELL, SHANTAH CANTY, LORENZO O. CARTER, RACHERYL CHANCE, LISA COX, ELAINE C. DANIEL, WILL DAVIS, HECTOR ESPADA, AWILDA FERNANDEZ, SHANEIKA FORENBERRY, JERALD GOLSON, GIGI L. GOODWIN, STEVEN R. HAM, JR., DALHINE HARDIN, VIRGEN HERNANDEZ, JUAREZ HILL, JUANITA HOLT, UZERA JACKSON, RASHEED JACOB, MICHAEL JAMES, REGINA JOHNSON, IRIS LABOY, OMAR S. MACE, KENYLA MARSHALL, ALNEISHA MCCLAIN, ARDELIE MCELROY, OCTAVIA MCKINLEY, RAJAHN MILES, SHARON MORRIS, ANTONIO R. PADILLA, JACQUILLA PATRICK, LINDA PHELPS, BOBBI PITTMAN, JACLYN QUILES, CECILIA RAMOS, KECIA L. RASBERRY, NELSON R. RIVERA, TANYALE ROBINSON, WANDA ROBINSON, ELIZABETH J. ROSADO, AQUEELAH SCOTT, SHANNON SHELTON, LOUIS SLATER, DARRELL SMITH, LATEEFAH C. TOWNES, ERIC TYSON, ROSE VENABLE, GLORIA VINES, CARMELITA L. WARD, LA-TONYA WARD, MELINDA WHITEHEAD and KEISHA WILLIAMS BY THE CITY OF NEWARK. ________________________________________
IN THE MATTER OF THE LAYOFF OF PARVEEN A. ARASTU, BETHZAIDA CRUZ, RAFAEL A. PADILLA, SAMIAH SALEEM and ROBERT WEST BY THE CITY OF NEWARK. ________________________________________
IN THE MATTER OF THE LAYOFF OF RENU NAGPAL BY THE CITY OF NEWARK. ________________________________________
IN THE MATTER OF THE LAYOFF OF PARVEEU A. ARASTU, JOIA R. BARNES, DICKSON O. OGUINYE, MARGARET R. PARISH, ELIZABETH RAINEY, TIMIA L. WILSON, GAYLE WINSOME and CELESTE R. WRIGHT BY THE CITY OF NEWARK. ________________________________________
IN THE MATTER OF THE LAYOFF OF
A-0066-18 VANCYEE WARREN BY THE CITY OF NEWARK. ________________________________________
IN THE MATTER OF THE LAYOFF OF ZEKIA BENYARD, O. GINA CARTER, MARY HILL, ANN KUILAN and DEICLES MOSCHEN BY THE CITY OF NEWARK. ________________________________________
IN THE MATTER OF THE LAYOFF OF PAMELA LEWIS, KAWANDA CORSEY, ELLA HARRIS, LATOSHA INGRAM, ADELINA ORTIZ, CAROLYN PARKER, TONYA SMITH, KENYETTA STEED, CRYSTAL WILLIAMS, HENRIETTA WILLIAMSON, LYNDA WORSLEY, and DEISA WYCKOFF-VALENTINE BY THE CITY OF NEWARK. ________________________________________
IN THE MATTER OF THE LAYOFF OF EVALDO SEGATTO BY THE CITY OF NEWARK. ________________________________________
IN THE MATTER OF THE LAYOFF OF MAYRA ACOSTA, TOMMY EASTERLING, PAMELA D. ESTES, JOSEPH GROLLER, LATEEF A. IBIKUNLE, DEBRA JACKSON, SHASHAWNA A. KELLEY, RHONDA MCDONALD, LUIS M. MUNOS, TRAKOR U. PATEL, GLADYS PAUL, LAKINA D. PORTS, DELIAPHINE M. ROBINSON, MICHAEL A. SHEFTON, TAHSHEEN WILLIAMS and WILLIAM TURNER BY THE CITY OF NEWARK. ________________________________________
A-0066-18 IN THE MATTER OF THE LAYOFF OF MIKO ALEXANDER, YVONNE AUSTIN, PRESTON BIGELOW, MICHELE BRAGG and OBALAJI JONES BY THE CITY OF NEWARK. ________________________________________
Argued January 25, 2021 - Decided May 10, 2021
Before Judges Messano, Hoffman and Smith.
On appeal from the New Jersey Civil Service Commission, Docket Nos. 2011-3536, 2011-2422, 2011-4168, 2011-3368, 2011-2627, 2011-3347, 2011- 2645, 2011-3355, 2011-2629, 2011-3386, and 2011- 3573.
Cheyne R. Scott argued the