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SHORTESS v. DEPT. OF PUBLIC SAFETY & CORR.

No. 2006 CA 2313.

971 So.2d 1051 (2007)

Robert SHORTESS v. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY & CORRECTIONS Elayn Hunt Correctional Center.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

September 14, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jill L. Craft, Baton Rouge, for Plaintiff-Appellant Robert Shortess.

Joseph J. LaPlace, St. Gabriel, for Defendant-Appellee Department of Public Safety & Corrections.

Robert R. Boland, Jr., Baton Rouge, for Defendant-Appellee Anne Soileau, Director of State Civil Service.

Before: CARTER, C.J., PETTIGREW, and WELCH, JJ.

WELCH, J.

Plaintiff, Robert Shortess, appeals a ruling of the Civil Service Commission summarily dismissing the appeal of his termination from the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. We reverse and remand for a hearing.

BACKGROUND

In July of 2004, Mr. Shortess was hired by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections (DPSC) and worked as an investigative officer at the Elayn Hunt Correctional Center (EHCC). In January of 2006, EHCC demoted...

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