Fenger v. Flathead County

Darrin Fenger appeals the order of the Eleventh Judicial District Court, Flathead County, granting summary judgment for the defendants. The summary judgment order held as a matter of law that Fenger’s dismissal was supported by reasonable job-related grounds pursuant to § 39-2-903(5), MCA. We affirm.

The issue on appeal is whether the District Court erred in granting summary judgment in favor of Flathead County.

FACTS

Darrin Fenger was hired by Flathead County in 1989 as a permanent, full-time juvenile detention officer at the Flathead County Juvenile Detention Center (JDC). He completed the…