Legal Opinion
Fleming v. Pima County
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided June 18, 1984No. 17192-PRPublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FELDMAN, Justice.
On July 1, 1977 Pima County discharged Forrest Fleming (plaintiff) from employment as an automotive service supervisor. Fleming first sought administrative review of his discharge; dismissal of those proceedings was judicially approved. 1 He also brought the case at bench seeking reinstatement to his position and damages for wrongful discharge. The trial court made a specific finding that the discharge had been made as “a pretext to avoid the merit system” and ordered relief, including reinstatement, back pay, prejudgment interest and attorney’s fees. The court of appeals…
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