By C1 Staff
BORDENTOWN, New Jersey — A former corrections officer with the Juvenile Justice Commission in Bordentown has been found too disabled to work, but not disabled enough to receive a pension.
According to Cinnaminson Patch, CO James Pieper was injured back in 2010 while battling an inmate, and received two surgeries to repair his spine.
A state-assigned surgeon put Pieper under a 50-point weight restriction and declared him unable to perform the duties of a corrections officer. The Juvenile Justice Commission then told Pieper that he was unable to continue his employment as there were no light duty jobs available for COs.
While exploring his options with the Police and Firemen’s Retirement System, another doctor concluded that Pieper should be denied disability. According to Pieper, the doctor drew his results from a seven-minute test and lied about his results.
The ruling also leaves him ineligible for ordinary disability.
He filed an appeal, but the judge ruled in favor of the Police and Fireman’s Retirement System doctor.