White v. County of Sacramento

Opinion

BIRD, C. J.

Does the Public Safety Officers Procedural Bill of Rights Act (Bill of Rights Act) afford a peace officer, who is reassigned to a lower paying position bas¿d on his alleged deficient performance, a right to an administrative appeal?

I

The facts are not in dispute. Plaintiff, Robert White, is a deputy sheriff with the Sacramento County Sheriffs Department (Department). Defendants are the County of Sacramento, its civil service commission and its sheriffs department.

Under the Department’s ¡salary structure, deputy sheriffs who are assigned to certain more specialized positions,…