Dredge v. State Ex Rel. Department of Prisons

I dissent because this case represents an excellent example of when the judicial branch of government should keep its nose out of administrative affairs. In compliance with the statutory scheme a Nevada Personnel Hearing Officer, after a full-day hearing, involving ten witnesses and the introduction of numerous exhibits, ruled that Dredge’s actions did not warrant his permanent dismissal from state civil service. Now, for reasons far from satisfactory, this court intrudes into the prescribed scheme of things and destroys this man’s career. I disapprove.

The first excuse employed by the…