Legal Opinion
Gray v. County of Tulare
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 28, 1995No. F020753PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MARTIN, Acting P. J .
Herbert Gray was dismissed from his position as a captain with the Tulare County Sheriff’s Department (Department) for, among other reasons, making statements in a local newspaper critical of the sheriff, Melvin Coley. Gray appealed his dismissal to the Tulare County Board of Supervisors (Board). A four-day evidentiary hearing followed before an administrative law judge who recommended to the Board that it deny the appeal. The Board adopted the recommendation, whereupon Gray filed a petition for a writ of mandate. The court granted the petition on the ground Gray’s…
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