Legal Opinion
Payne v. Mount
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided August 26, 1985No. 12530-3-IPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Scholfield, A.C.J.
Kenneth Payne and his wife appeal the grant of summary judgment to Larry Mount and Whatcom County. Payne contends that the procedures followed in discharging him as a deputy sheriff violated his right to due process under the United States and Washington Constitutions. We affirm.
Facts
Payne was a tenured deputy sheriff for Whatcom County. Larry Mount, Sheriff of Whatcom County, learned on September 24, 1981, that the Child Protective Services Division of the Department of Social and Health Services was investigating Payne for the possible sexual abuse of his 13-year-old…
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