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PEARCE v. UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE

2011-SC-000756-DG 2012-SC-000104-DG.

448 S.W.3d 746 (2014)

Jeffery T. PEARCE, Appellant v. UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE, BY AND THROUGH ITS BOARD OF TRUSTEES, Appellee and Stephen Derrick Hill, Appellant v. City of Mt. Washington, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

RENDERED: DECEMBER 18, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel for Jeffery Pearce: David Lindsay Leightty , Louisville, Benjamin S. Basil , Priddy, Cutler, Miller & Meade, PLLC.

Counsel for University of Louisville, by and through Its Board of Trustees: Craig Christman Dilger , Jeffrey August Calabrese , Stoll, Keenon, Ogden, PLLC, Louisville.

Counsel for Stephen Derrick Hill: David Duane Fuller , David D. Fuller, PLLC

Counsel for City of Mt. Washington: Patsey Ely Jacobs , Charles David Cole , Derrick Thomas Wright , Sturgill, Turner, Barker & Moloney, PLLC, Lexington.

Counsel for Amicus Curiae — Kentucky State Lodge, Fraternal Order of Police, Inc., Fraternal Order of Police, River City Lodge 614: Matthew P. Lynch , Stewart, Roelandt, Craigmyle & Lynch, PLLC, Crestwood.

Counsel for Amicus Curiae — Eastern Kentucky University, Morehead State University, Northern Kentucky University, University of Kentucky, and Western Kentucky University: Scott Donald Laufenberg , Kerrick, Stivers, Coyle, PSC, Bowling Green.

Counsel for Amicus Curiae — Kentucky League of Cities': Stacey Blankenship , Denton & Keuler, LLP, Paducah.

Counsel For Amicus Curiae — The Kentucky State Lodge, Fraternal Order of Police: Stephen D. Wolnitzek , Covington, Craig M. Schneider , Ft. Mitchell, Wolnitzek, Rowekamp & Demarcus, P.S.C.

OPINION OF THE COURT BY JUSTICE VENTERS

In this decision we review, two separate opinions of the Court of Appeals, each of which concerns the applicable scope of KRS 15.520. KRS 15.520, often referred to as the "police officer's Bill of Rights," details specific procedural rights for police officers who are accused of misconduct and are facing the disciplinary processes administratively conducted by the police agency that employs them.

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