Kucera v. Ballard

This is an employee termination case.

On September 14, 1983 Robert A. Kucera was dismissed from his position as a supervisory employee with the Alabama State Department of Corrections (hereinafter Department of Corrections). His dismissal was based on the violation of several administrative regulations, stemming from an incident which occurred on June 29, 1983, and which resulted in his arrest on criminal charges. Subsequently, Kucera was found not guilty by reason of insanity of these criminal charges.

Following the not guilty verdict, Kucera appealed his dismissal from the Department of…