Maryland State Department of Health & Mental Hygiene v. Phoebus

ELDRIDGE, Judge.

Edward G. Phoebus was employed by the State of Maryland for 18 years. For the last 13 years of his employment he was Director of Deer’s Head Center, which is a facility of the State Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH). Mr. Phoebus was an unclassified employee while he was Director of Deer’s Head Center.

On October 1, 1986, Mr. Phoebus had a telephone conversation with his immediate supervisor, Dr. Patricia Smith, and the conversation became quite heated. Soon after the conversation, Mr. Phoebus was telephoned by an aide to Dr. Smith and informed that he was suspended…