Goertzen v. State Department of Social & Rehabilitation Services

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Harman, C.:

This proceeding steins from a controversy over the demotion and subsequent dismissal of a classified civil service employee. The district court upheld rulings of the civil service board adverse to the employee with respect to both events and he has now appealed.

Appellant Albert E. Goertzen had been an employee of the state of Kansas since about 1965. On April 1, 1970, he was appointed supervisor of vocational rehabilitation at Lamed State Hospital. On July 1, 1970, he was granted permanent status in that position. Prior to December 1, 1970,…