Griffith v. Department of Youth Services

Appellants, Jerry R. Griffith, Jr. and H. Michael Kline, appeal a decision of the Court of Common Pleas of Franklin County which concluded that an order of the State Personnel Board of Review, abolishing their positions with appellee, the Department of Youth Services, was supported by reliable, probative, and substantial evidence and was in accordance with law.

On January 4, 1984, both appellants received letters from the Director of Youth Services informing them that,, pursuant to Ohio Adm. Code 123:1-5-08, their jobs had been abolished. Previously, appellants had been informed that their…