Kentucky State Police v. Terry Scott

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

JUSTICE VANMETER

As a general rule, persons aggrieved by administrative actions must exhaust their administrative remedies before seeking redress in the courts. The primary issue we must resolve in this case is whether the failure of Terry Scott and Damon Fleming to appeal denial of their respective grievances against the Kentucky State Police (“KSP”) by the Personnel Cabinet, under KRS 1 Chapters 13B and 18A, precludes their subsequent action filed in Franklin Circuit Court. We hold that exhaustion of administrative remedies was required in this case and therefore…