Legal Opinion
Bishop v. Law Enforcement Merit System Council
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided April 20, 1978No. 2 CA-CIV 2676PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HATHAWAY, Judge.
Charles Bishop, a former undercover police officer dismissed by his employer, appellee Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS), appeals from a judgment affirming the decision of appellee Law Enforcement Merit System Council (Council) upholding his termination. Appellant’s employment with DPS was terminated by its Acting Director on September 19, 1975, for the following violations of Merit System Council Rule 8.3.03:
“(c) Misfeasance, malfeasance or nonfeasance, which shall include, but shall not be limited to:(1) Incompetency(2) Inefficiency(3) Inexcusable neglect of…
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