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FRIEDMAN v. ARMSTRONG

No. 2000-SC-0603-DG.

59 S.W.3d 875 (2001)

Mark FRIEDMAN, Appellant, v. David ARMSTRONG, Jefferson County Judge-Executive; Ron Bishop, Chief, Jefferson County Correctional Department; Jefferson County Fiscal Court, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

November 21, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond Clooney, Louisville, Counsel for Appellant.

William Waverly Townes, Ackerson, Mosley & Yann, Louisville, Counsel for Appellees.

JOHNSTONE, Justice.

At issue in this case is whether the final authority to remove Jefferson County Correctional Department employees rests with the Jefferson County Merit Board, or with the Jefferson County Judge-Executive (subject to the approval of the Jefferson Fiscal Court). We conclude that the authority rests with the Jefferson County Judge-Executive and, therefore, affirm the Court of Appeals.

In August 1995, Jefferson County Correctional Department...

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