Douglas County Ex Rel. Douglas County Assessor's Office v. Kowal

The district court for Douglas County affirmed a decision of the Douglas County Civil Service Commission (the Commission) reinstating Dena R Kowal to her position as office manager/ information coordinator in the Douglas County assessor’s office. Subsequently, Kowal sought to have Roger Morrissey, the Douglas County assessor, held in civil contempt for refusing to abide by this order. After an evidentiary hearing, the district court granted Morrissey’s motion to dismiss the contempt proceeding, reasoning that Morrissey complied with the order because Kowal was restored to her job title and…