Zavala v. Arizona State Personnel Board

OPINION

FIDEL, Judge.

Appellant Sostemo Zavala was terminated as an employee of the Arizona Department of Corrections (DOC) for sexually ha-rassive and unprofessional behavior. The Arizona State Personnel Board upheld his dismissal. From the superior court’s summary judgment affirming the decision of the board, Zavala appeals. Because the DOC failed to honor Zavala’s due process right to a pre-termination hearing, we reverse.

In 1981 Zavala was employed as a correctional services officer (CSO) by DOC. In 1982 he was assigned to the Perryville State Prison as a yard worker and as an occasional…