Kolender v. San Diego County Civil Service Commission

Opinion

HUFFMAN, Acting P. J.

Plaintiff and respondent, San Diego County Sheriff William B. Kolender (the Sheriff), demoted his employee, real party in interest and appellant Margaret Gant, from a supervisorial position in the detention processing unit to detention processing technician. Gant appealed to the San Diego County Civil Service Commission (the Commission), which reduced the penalty to a temporary demotion and reinstated her as a supervisor.

The Sheriff filed a petition for writ of administrative mandate, requesting the superior court to vacate the Commission’s order, asserting the…