Stinson

Background

Stinson started his employment with the Probation Department in 1994. He was promoted to Deputy Probation Officer I in 1996, and to Deputy Probation Officer II in 1999. At the time of the incident which led to his discharge, Stinson was assigned to Camp Scobee, one of six camps at Challenger Memorial Youth Center. Camp Scobee is part of the Probation Department’s RTSB. In November 2004, the Probation Department discharged Stinson for excessive use of force on a minor. After Stinson appealed to the Commission, a hearing officer determined that Stinson had not committed all of the misconduct alleged, but had used an inappropriate restraint and some excessive force on the minor. The hearing officer did

Skelly v. State Personnel Bd. (1975) 15 Cal.3d 194 (Skelly).

2 not believe that the discharge was an appropriate penalty and recommended a 30-day suspension. That recommendation was adopted by the Commission.2 Stinson received performance evaluations that rated him “very good” in the two rating periods prior to the incident leading to his termination. The most recent performance evaluation given to Stinson after the incident praised him for being “able to de-escalate…