Legal Opinion

Oklahoma Department of Public Safety v. McCrady

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided September 17, 2007No. 101,210PublishedCited by 47 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtOpala, J.

¶ 1 The question presented on certiorari is whether the Court of Civil Appeals erred when it vacated the district court decision that affirmed the Oklahoma Merit Protection Commission’s order? We answer in the affirmative.

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THE ANATOMY OF LITIGATION

¶ 2 Today’s certiorari deals with the second dismissal of Oklahoma highway patrol trooper Rodney McCrady (McCrady or petitioner) from the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety (DPS or respondent). 2

¶ 3 McCrady, a first lieutenant, had been employed by DP1S for approximately seventeen years when he was first discharged from the agency in 1995. 3 In…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Texas Department of Community Affairs v. BurdineSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  2. Allen v. McCurrySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Burk v. K-Mart Corp.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1989
  4. Nealis v. BairdSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1999
  5. Jones v. Denver Post Corp.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2000

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3Cited by47 opinions

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  5. B. Willis, C.P.A., Inc. v. BNSF Railway Corp.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2008

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