Jones v. Dep't of Pub. Safety

CALABRIA, Judge.

Where a review of the whole record reveals that the trial court did not err in its award of attorney's fees, we affirm.

I. Factual and Procedural Background

Charles Jones ("petitioner") was terminated from his position as a State Highway Patrol Trooper on 9 September 2007. Petitioner filed a contested case petition with the Office of Administrative Hearings ("OAH"), and after a hearing on his petition, an administrative law judge ("ALJ") held that petitioner's employer, the North Carolina Department of Public Safety ("DPS") did not have just cause to terminate. The ALJ ordered…