SMITHSONIAN v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DEPT.

No. 85-400.

514 A.2d 1191 (1986)

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, Petitioner, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, Respondent.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided September 17, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Constance Wynn, Dept. of Justice, with whom Richard K. Willard, Asst. Atty. Gen., and John F. Cordes, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for petitioner. Peter G. Powers, Gen. Counsel, Smithsonian Inst., Washington, D.C., also entered an appearance for petitioner.

Michael A. Milwee, Washington, D.C., for respondent.

Before FERREN, TERRY, and ROGERS, Associate Judges.


TERRY, Associate Judge:

The Smithsonian Institution seeks review of a decision by the Department of Employment Services awarding unemployment compensation benefits to Oliver Warren, a former Smithsonian employee who had been fired for misconduct. In notifying Warren of his proposed discharge, the Smithsonian stated four reasons why it had decided to fire him. The appeals examiner who heard the case below assumed that the four grounds were independent, so that any...

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