Legal Opinion

Walker v. State Personnel Board

California Court of Appeal

Decided April 6, 1971No. Civ. 37093PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

FLEMING, J.

The State Personnel Board appeals a judgment of the superior court setting aside the dismissal of Sydney Walker III, M.D., from his position as Psychiatric Resident II with the Department of Mental Hygiene’s Neuropsychiatric Institute at the University of California at Los Angeles. The State Personnel Board found that Dr. Walker had been discourteous to fellow employees, and inefficient, within the meaning of Government Code section 19572 subdivisions (m) and (c).

The issue is whether the findings of the board were supported by substantial evidence. In determining the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Stromberg v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  2. Cooper v. State Board of Medical ExaminersCalifornia Supreme Court · 1950
  3. Neely v. California State Personnel BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1965
  4. Cooper v. State Bd. of Medical ExaminersCalifornia Supreme Court · 1950
  5. Gubser v. Department of EmploymentCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1969

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Blake v. State Personnel BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1972
  2. Ng v. State Personnel BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1977
  3. Fick v. Board of Medical ExaminersCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1973
  4. Salyer v. County of Los AngelesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1974
  5. Blake v. State Personnel BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1972

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