Wabakken v. California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation

OPINION

PREGERSON, Circuit Judge:

Appellant David Wabakken was a Lieutenant with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (“Corrections Department”). Between August 2010 and April 2011, the Corrections Department sent Wabakken three notices of adverse action, each of which contained multiple charges of misconduct. The third notice of adverse action resulted in Wa-bakken’s dismissal from employment with the Corrections Department. Wabakken appealed the three adverse actions to the California State Personnel Board.

The Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) determined that the…