Janssen v. Denver Career Service Board

Opinion by

Judge CASEBOLT.

Plaintiff, Troy D. Janssen, appeals the district court judgment affirming the decision of a hearing officer for the Denver Career Service Board (Board) who had upheld the termination of plaintiffs employment by the City and County of Denver Department of Aviation (Department). Because we conclude that plaintiff has failed to exhaust his administrative remedies, we affirm.

The Department employed plaintiff as a specialty clerk. It received reports that the odor of marijuana had been detected on plaintiff and in the city vehicle that he had driven while on duty, and that…