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ST. CLAIR v. CLARK

No. A 76-12-18116; CA 9235.

596 P.2d 615 (1979)

40 Or.App. 809

Willie H. ST. CLAIR, Appellant, v. Donald CLARK, Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners of Multnomah County, and Lee Brown, Director of Justice Services Department, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided June 25, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William C. Cox, Portland, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the brief was Des Connall, P.C., Portland.

John D. Hoffman, Deputy County Counsel, Portland, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was John B. Leahy, County Counsel for Multnomah County, Portland.

John R. Barker, Portland, filed a brief amicus curiae for appellant. With him on the brief was Jones, Lang, Klein, Wolf & Smith, Portland.

Before THORNTON, P.J., and GILLETTE and CAMPBELL, JJ.

GILLETTE, Judge.

Petitioner seeks review of a circuit court order denying his petition for an alternative writ of mandamus. In his petition he alleged that he had been dismissed from his position as an employe of Multnomah County without the requisite due process. We agree and reverse.

The merits of the grounds for discharge are not at issue in this case. The trial court made the following findings concerning the events leading up to petitioner's dismissal...

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