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Appeals panel hears argument over Civil Service Commission’s rehearing in trooper reinstatement dispute
Summary
Counsel disputed whether the Civil Service Commission properly reopened and amended a 2013 decision to rescind a reinstatement remedy after discovering permanent revocation of the appellant’s colonel-issued firearms license; panel heard arguments about statutory limits and finality.
The panel heard argument in a longstanding disciplinary dispute brought by former trooper Ryan Sweet (case captioned before the commission). Ian Collins, representing Sweet, argued the Civil Service Commission abused its discretion by reopening and altering its 2013 decision. Collins said the commission had constructive knowledge of the factual record, that finality is important, and that reopening was improper because the commission simply applied fresh judgment to facts it already knew rather than correcting fraud or clearly unreliable evidence.
Sean Farrell, for the…
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