Legal Opinion
Lach v. Lake County
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided September 20, 1993No. 56A03-9302-CV-47PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOFFMAN, Judge.
Appellant-plaintiff John Lach appeals the trial court's decision affirming the action of the Lake County Sheriff's Department Merit Board (Board or Lake County).
The evidence relevant to the appeal discloses that in May 1990, when disciplinary proceedings were instituted against Lach, he was a full-time, non-probationary, 28-year member of the Lake County, Indiana Sheriff's Department who had achieved the rank of lieutenant. Based upon two letters written by Lach and published in two Lake County newspapers, Lake County Sheriff Stephen R. Stiglich filed with the Board seven…
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