Legal Opinion
Payne v. MISSISSIPPI DEPT. OF MENTAL HEALTH
Court of Appeals of Mississippi
Decided September 4, 2007No. 2006-SA-00548-COAPublished
1Opinion of the Court
964 So.2d 582 (2007)
Fredrick PAYNE, Appellant,
v.
MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH, Appellee.
No. 2006-SA-00548-COA.
Court of Appeals of Mississippi.
September 4, 2007.
Henry C. Clay, III, Ridgeland, attorney for appellant.
Gene W. Rowzee, Jr., attorney for appellee.
Before MYERS, P.J., ISHEE and CARLTON, JJ.
MYERS, P.J., for the Court.
¶ 1. Fredrick Payne, a psychologist in the Pecan Grove ICF/MR Unit, Psychology Department, working primarily with retarded patients, was terminated from his employment for physical abuse of a vulnerable adult. A hearing was held, after which the hearing officer…
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