Lockhart v. Department of Fish and Game

BOYLE, Justice.

This is an appeal by Jerry Lockhart from a decision of the district court dismissing, for lack of jurisdiction, an appeal from a decision by the Idaho Personnel Commission. In this case we are called on to determine whether the court had jurisdiction under the provisions of the Personnel System Act to hear Lockhart’s appeal.

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On February 10, 1989, after eleven years of service with the Department of Fish and Game, Lockhart was dismissed for cause by the Director of the Department. Lock-hart filed a grievance three days later asserting that the Department had terminated him…