LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles County Probation Deptartment is asking a judge to overturn a ruling that allowed a member of the department, who had a relationship with a convicted felon, to be retained with a suspension rather than be fired, as recommended by a hearing officer. The Probation Department petition, filed Jan. 3, deals with decisions surrounding Deputy Probation Officer Sherell Taylor-Page, who had a relationship with Larry Springer, a parolee and convicted felon, according to the department’s court papers. The department maintains the Civil Service Commission abused its discretion by reducing a hearing officer’s firing recommendation to reinstatement and a 30-day suspension. “The aggregation of all evidence shows that Taylor-Page knew or should have known Springer’s criminal history throughout her lifelong relationship with him, undermining the department’s moral and ethical standards,” the petition states. The Probation Department has written policy prohibiting department employees from establishing or maintaining a personal, …