Legal Opinion

Kinchen v. Department of Institutions

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided April 22, 1993No. 92CA0350PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Chief Judge STERNBERG.

Respondent, the Department of Institutions, Wheat Ridge Regional Center (Department), appeals from an order of the State Personnel Board (Board) mandating the reinstatement of complainant, Isaac N. Kinchen, to his position with back pay and benefits. We affirm the order.

Based on allegations that he committed willful misconduct involving resident abuse, Kinchen was terminated from his employment by the Department in a disciplinary action. He appealed his termination to the Board, and an evidentiary hearing was conducted before a hearing officer for the Board.

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2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Cleveland Board of Education v. LoudermillSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. Colorado Ass'n of Public Employees v. Department of HighwaysSupreme Court of Colorado · 1991
  3. Renteria v. Colorado State Department of PersonnelSupreme Court of Colorado · 1991
  4. Montoya v. City of Colorado SpringsColorado Court of Appeals · 1989
  5. Department of Health & Welfare v. SandovalIdaho Court of Appeals · 1987

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Department of Institutions, Division for Developmental Disabilities, Wheat Ridge Regional Center v. KinchenSupreme Court of Colorado · 1994
  2. Harris v. State Board of AgricultureColorado Court of Appeals · 1998
  3. Department of Institutions, Division for Developmental Disabilities, Wheat Ridge Regional Center v. KinchenSupreme Court of Colorado · 1994
  4. State v. BakerSupreme Court of Kansas · 2017

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