Mississippi Forestry Commission v. Oglesby

BARNES, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. The Mississippi Forestry Commission (MFC) terminated Stephen Oglesby, a licensed professional forester in Franklin County, Mississippi, for insubordination. Oglesby appealed to the Mississippi Employee Appeals Board (EAB), where the hearing officer upheld his termination. He appealed to the full EAB, which also affirmed his termination. Oglesby next appealed to the Franklin County Circuit Court, which reversed the EAB’s decision, stating Oglesby’s termination was not supported by substantial evidence. The MFC appealed to this Court. We find the EAB’s decision was…