In re Hearn, 417 N.J. Super. 289 (App. Div. 2010).  In this published opinion by Judge Ashrafi, the Appellate Division recognized that it gives deference to an agency’s view of its own regulations.  Despite that, the court held that the Merit System ...

When may one Appellate Division panel overturn a decision of another panel in a prior interlocutory appeal in the same case?  That is the question in Lombardi v. Masso, in which the Supreme Court has just granted certification.  The trial ...