Legal Opinion

Jefferson County Fiscal Court v. Peerce

Kentucky Supreme Court

Decided February 23, 2004No. 2000-SC-0534-DGPublishedCited by 43 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KELLER, Justice.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Appellee was terminated from his position as a sergeant with the Jefferson County Corrections Department (“JCCD”) because of allegations that he used excessive force in an assault upon an inmate, filed and instructed subordinates to file false incident reports about the assault, and violated sections of the Jefferson County Personnel Policies. Pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement then in place, Appellee appealed his termination to the Jefferson County Merit Board (“Merit Board”). The Merit Board found that Ap-*827pellee had, in fact,…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. Will v. Michigan Department of State PoliceSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  4. Anderson v. CreightonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  5. Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. DoyleSupreme Court of the United States · 1977

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3Cited by43 opinions

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