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PAYNE v. MISSISSIPPI DEPT. OF MENTAL HEALTH

No. 2006-SA-00548-COA.

964 So.2d 582 (2007)

Fredrick PAYNE, Appellant, v. MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

September 4, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry C. Clay, III, Ridgeland, attorney for appellant.

Gene W. Rowzee, Jr., attorney for appellee.

Before MYERS, P.J., ISHEE and CARLTON, JJ.

MYERS, P.J., for the Court.

¶ 1. Fredrick Payne, a psychologist in the Pecan Grove ICF/MR Unit, Psychology Department, working primarily with retarded patients, was terminated from his employment for physical abuse of a vulnerable adult. A hearing was held, after which the hearing officer found that an incident occurred when Payne verbally and physically assaulted a patient in a wheelchair. Subsequently, the matter was upheld by the Mississippi Employee Appeals...

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