Parker v. State Personnel Board

Opinion

CARR, J.

Plaintiff, a former employee of the California Youth Authority, appeals from a judgment denying his petition for a writ of administrative mandamus (Code Civ. Proc., § 1094.5) to compel his reinstatement as a group supervisor at the DeWitt Nelson Training Center in Stockton. Plaintiff’s termination followed discovery of approximately 450 grams of marijuana growing and in loose form at his residence and was based, inter alia, on Government Code section 19572, subdivision (t), which permits disciplinary action against a state employee who exhibits a failure of good behavior either…