Kuhar v. Long

By

Judge Robert J. Smith

In reviewing this appeal, it is necessary to determine just exactly what this Court is deciding.

Given the tortured procedural history of this case, it is possible to erroneously conclude that I am being asked by the appellant to review the decision of the Civil Service Commission Hearing Panel. I am not. As a matter of law, I am being asked to review the decision of the County Executive that the refusal of the Fairfax County Police Department to promote Sergeant David Kuhar is nongrievable.

The appellant’s situation begins some twenty-six years ago. As a rookie officer…