GUILD v. KITSAP COUNTY

No. 34321-5-II.

165 P.3d 1266 (2007)

KITSAP COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFF'S GUILD; and Deputy Brian LaFrance and Jane Doe LaFrance, and the marital community composed thereof, Appellant/Cross-Respondent, v. KITSAP COUNTY and Kitsap County Sheriff, Respondent/Cross-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

Publication Ordered September 5, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George E. Merker III, Merker Law Offices, Bainbridge Island, WA, for Appellant/Cross-Respondent.

Brian & Jane Doe La France, c/o George E. Merker, Cline & Associates, Seattle, WA, (Appearing Pro Se).

Jacquelyn Moore Aufderheide, Kitsap Co. Pros. Office, Port Orchard, WA, for Respondent/Cross-Appellant.

PANEL: BRIDGEWATER, P.J.; QUINN-BRINTNALL, J.; PENOYAR, J.


PENOYAR, J.

¶ 1 The Kitsap County Sheriff's Office (the Sheriff) terminated Deputy Brian LaFrance for untruthfulness and erratic behavior. LaFrance and the Kitsap County Deputy Sheriff's Guild (the Guild) filed a grievance against his termination. The parties entered into arbitration, in accordance with their collective bargaining agreement. The arbitrator agreed that LaFrance had repeatedly been untruthful but decided that Kitsap County (the County) could not...

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