Legal Opinion
Hosford v. State Personnel Bd.
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 13, 1977No. Civ. 15954PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PUGLIA, P. J.
Plaintiff Horace G. Hosford cross-appeals from an order of the superior court denying his petition for writ of mandamus to overturn a State Personnel Board decision which upheld his dismissal from the California Highway Patrol. 1 On appeal he contends the evidence does not support the board’s findings, dismissal was excessive punishment as a matter of law, and First Amendment free speech guarantees preclude his being penalized for certain of the instances of verbal misconduct alleged against him in the proceedings below.
Facts
On August 16, 1974, plaintiff, a nine-year…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Konigsberg v. State Bar of Cal.Supreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Skelly v. State Personnel BoardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1975
- Strumsky v. San Diego County Employees Retirement Assn.California Supreme Court · 1974
- Arvo W. Kannisto and the San Francisco Police Officers Association v. The City and County of San Francisco, a Municipal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
- Barber v. State Personnel BoardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Coleman v. DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL ADMININISTRATIONCalifornia Supreme Court · 1991
- Desmond v. County of Contra CostaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1993
- Bowman v. City of PetalumaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1986
- Antelope Valley Press v. PoiznerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2008
- California Youth Authority v. State Personnel BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2002
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