Lincoln County Department of Social Services v. Hovis

TYSON, Judge.

Lincoln County Department of Social Services (“petitioner”) appeals from the superior court’s orders that affirmed the order of Administrative Law Judge Meg Scott Phipps (“ALJ Phipps”).

I. Facts

Petitioner terminated Pat Hovis (“respondent”) from her employment on 9 September 1998. Respondent appealed the decision and filed a petition for a contested case hearing with the Office of Administrative Hearings (“OAH”) on 7 October 1998. AU Phipps issued a scheduling order on 12 October 1998 that set the discovery deadline for 15 February 1999, and noticed a hearing for 1 March 1999.

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