Legal Opinion
District of Columbia Department of Public Works v. Colbert
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 5, 2005No. 01-CV-1002PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRuiz, Associate J.
Ellsworth W. Colbert was discharged from employment in the Traffic Safety Systems Division of the Department of Public Works (“DPW”) for inexcusable neglect of duty and insubordination. After he challenged the severity of the sanction, an Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) determined that DPW’s decision took into account impermissible evidence and failed to consider all relevant factors. DPW supplemented the record on appeal to the Board of the Office of Employee Appeals (“Board”), which affirmed DPW’s sanction based on its review of the supplemented record and vacated the ALJ’s order. The…
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