Legal Opinion
Lambert v. Department of Corrections, Louisiana Correctional & Industrial School
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 26, 1984No. 83 CA 0972PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SAVOIE, Judge.
Appellant, Jesse D. Lambert, appeals the Louisiana Civil Service Commission’s decision upholding his termination by the Department of Corrections.
Lambert was employed as a Corrections Security Officer by the Department of Corrections at the Louisiana Correctional and Industrial School at DeQuincy. On June 27, 1982, he worked the 9:30 P.M. to 5:30 A.M. shift in dormitory H-7 and H-8. Three persons escaped from the institution that night, including one, Jerry Carpenter, from H-8. Throughout his shift, Lambert failed to report Carpenter’s absence. As a consequence, Carpenter’s…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Brook v. LOUISIANA STATE UNIV., ETC.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1981
- Cage v. Shainberg's Stores of La.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1982
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