State v. Beard

OPINION

EASTAUGH, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

This is the third appeal involving Burle Beard’s claims against the State of Alaska and several State employees. See Beard v. Baum, 796 P.2d 1344 (Alaska 1990) (Beard I); Cameron v. Beard, 864 P.2d 538 (Alaska 1993) (Beard II). In Beard II, we remanded for an evidentiary hearing to determine whether Beard’s failure to exhaust his administrative remedies barred his claims. The superior court excused Beard’s failure to exhaust. The State and the individual defendants now appeal this ruling (and others). Beard’s consolidated cross-appeal argues that the…