Legal Opinion

Klickitat County v. Beck

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided January 23, 2001No. 19103-6-IIIPublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Brown, A.C.J.

The Klickitat County Sheriff fired Deputy Steve R. Shields. An arbitrator selected under the collective bargaining agreement (CBA), Michael H. Beck, decided the sheriff lacked just cause to terminate Deputy Shields. The superior court granted a constitutional writ and vacated the arbitration award. Arbitrator Beck, General Teamsters Local No. 524, and Deputy Shields appeal, arguing the court erred by granting certiorari and vacating the arbitrator’s award. We decide the writ was proper, but vacating the award was improper. Accordingly, we reverse and reinstate the arbitration…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. United Steelworkers v. Warrior & Gulf Navigation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
  2. United Steelworkers v. Enterprise Wheel & Car Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
  3. United Steelworkers v. American Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
  4. Pierce County Sheriff v. Civil Service CommissionWashington Supreme Court · 1983
  5. Bridle Trails Community Club v. City of BellevueCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1986

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3Cited by12 opinions

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  4. Klickitat County v. BeckCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2001
  5. Clark County Public Utility District No. 1 v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 125Court of Appeals of Washington · 2002

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