Board of Regents v. Coffey

The Board of Regents appeals the Career Service Commission’s order reinstating ap-pellee/Ray Coffey to his former position, suspending him for six months and awarding him attorney’s fees. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

Mr. Coffey asked a friend and co-worker, who had done carpentry work for him in the past, to construct bumpers for his van. When Mr. Coffey picked up the bumpers, he was told there was no charge for the materials. At this point, Mr. Coffey suspected, but did not know, that the bumpers had been constructed from university materials. Rather than confirm his suspicion and…