Kucera v. Baldazo

HECHT, Justice.

This case requires us to decide whether a deputy county sheriff holding a classified civil service position, who has been notified of the termination of his employment, may challenge the termination under the grievance and arbitration provisions of the collective bargaining agreement between his union and the county, or whether he may seek relief only through an appeal to the county’s civil service commission. We conclude the termination of the deputy’s employment may be challenged only through an appeal to the civil service commission under the circumstances of this case.…