Lee v. Civil Service Commission

Petitioner Charles O. Lee sought a writ of mandate in the superior court directed to the respondent Civil Service Commission of the County of Los Angeles commanding it to reinstate petitioner to his job of building specification writer. The petitioner appeals from a denial of such writ.

On March 1, 1961, petitioner was notified by letter of his discharge from the classified service of the County of Los Angeles. The notification contained the grounds for such discharge and advised petitioner that he had 10 business days from the date of the receipt of the letter to request a hearing before the civil service commission. On March 9, 1961, he was served with an addendum to the previous letter setting forth the grounds for his discharge in greater detail. On March 15 he was served with a lettergram advising him that he had 10 business days from the date of service thereof in which to request a hearing before the commission. On March 20, 1961, petitioner filed a letter with the commission requesting a hearing before it. On March 28, 1961, a hearing was held before Winston W. Crouch, duly appointed hearing officer of the civil service commission. Petitioner appeared at the hearing,…