Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation v. Public Employment Relations Board CA3

Filed 10/4/21 Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation v. Public Employment Relations Board CA3

NOT TO BE PUBLISHED

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT

---- (Sacramento)

DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND C088562

REHABILITATION,

(PERB No. SA-CE-2047-S) Petitioner,

v.

PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS BOARD,

Respondent;

CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF PSYCHIATRIC

TECHNICIANS,

Real Party in Interest.

On a tip from an inmate that A.X., an employee of California’s Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), was planning to smuggle drugs into the prison where she worked, CDCR’s Office of Internal Affairs (OIA) opened a criminal investigation, which led to A.X. being strip searched when she reported to work. Before the search commenced, A.X. requested that a representative be present…