Kandler v. Department of Correction

WEBB, Judge.

The appellant contends that the hearing officer made two findings of fact which support conclusions that the respondent was justified in discharging the petitioner. The findings of fact and conclusions were to the effect that the petitioner was insubordinate. The first of these findings of fact is as follows:

11. On September 24, 1980, Petitioner authorized two staff members to transport an inmate in a State vehicle to a hospi*447tal in Raleigh to visit the inmate’s sick son. The inmate’s son was not critically ill. The only specific authority for such a trip in Respondent’s Policies…