Legal Opinion
Wetherington v. North Carolina Department of Public Safety
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided December 18, 2015No. 22PA14PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JACKSON, Justice.
On 4 August 2009, Thomas Wetherington (petitioner) was dismissed from the North Carolina State Highway Patrol (the Patrol) for alleged violations of the Patrol’s truthfulness policy. The State Personnel Commission (SPC) determined that petitioner’s dismissal was supported by just cause. Petitioner filed for judicial review in Superior Court, Wake County, and the superior court reversed, concluding that petitioner’s “misconduct. . . did not amount to just cause for dismissal” and that “the decision to dismiss [petitioner] was arbitrary and capricious.” On appeal, the North…
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