OFA v. DEPT. OF HUMAN SERVICES

No. 20220365-CA.

542 P.3d 511 (2023)

2023 UT App 156

Lufusi Vea OFA, Petitioner, v. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES and Career Service Review Office, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Utah.

Filed December 21, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeremy G. Jones , Sandy, Richard R. Willie , and David H. Culmer , Attorneys for Petitioner.

Sean D. Reyes , Salt Lake City, and Joshua D. Davidson , Attorneys for Respondents.

Judge Amy J. Oliver authored this Opinion, in which Judges Ryan M. Harris and Ryan D. Tenney concurred.


Opinion

¶1 The Utah Department of Human Services (DHS) terminated Lufusi Vea Ofa from his position as a youth corrections counselor with Juvenile Justice Services (JJS) after he used excessive force and unauthorized holds on an in-custody juvenile. Ofa contends that the agency's decision to terminate him is contrary...

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