Department of Corrections v. Glisson

Judge Harold R. Banke.

The Georgia Department of Corrections (“DOC”) and the State Personnel Board (“Board”) appeal the superior court’s reversal of the Board.

Prior to the inception of this litigation, Carlos D. Glisson had been an employee of the DOC assigned as a Correctional Officer II at Rogers Correctional Institution. After Glisson threatened to kill another corrections officer on the night of February 18, 1996, the DOC initiated adverse action charging Glisson with “MISCONDUCT AND UNFITNESS TO PERFORM ASSIGNED DUTIES.” The DOC notified Glisson that “your behavior destroyed your…