Dredge v. State Ex Rel. Department of Prisons

769 P.2d 56 (1989)

James R. DREDGE, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Nevada, ex rel., its DEPARTMENT OF PRISONS, Respondent.

No. 18465.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

February 22, 1989.

Norah Ann McCoy, State Employees Ass'n, Carson City, for appellant.

Brian McKay, Atty. Gen. and Debra Winne Jeppson, Deputy Atty. Gen., Carson City, for respondent.

OPINION

STEFFEN, Judge:

James R. Dredge, a correctional sergeant employed by the Nevada Department of Prisons (NDOP), was terminated for misconduct involving off-duty driving under the influence of alcohol and associating with an ex-inmate. The former conduct resulted in…