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BICKFORD v. CITY OF SEATTLE

No. 42912-4-I.

17 P.3d 1240 (2001)

Jerald A. BICKFORD, Respondent, v. CITY OF SEATTLE, Appellant, and The Seattle Police Department; Norman H. Stamper, Jane Doe Stamper, and their marital community; James Deschane, Jane Doe Deschane, and their marital community; Aaron Dean, Jane Doe Dean, and their marital community; and Toni McWashington, John Doe McWashington, and their marital community, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

Reconsideration Denied March 14, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Andrew Olsen, City of Seattle Law Dept., Seattle, for Appellant.

William Michael Taylor, Thomas G. Burke, Seattle, for Respondent.

GROSSE, J.

Under the reasoning of Smith v. Bates Technical College,1 Jerald Bickford was not required to exhaust his contractual or administrative remedies on his claim for wrongful termination in violation of public policy. He articulated violations of public policy under the City of Seattle's Police Officer's Bill of Rights. However, the trial court abused its discretion in ruling that the City of Seattle failed to plead its right...

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