Shouse
Shouse v. County of Riverside
Opinion
Opinion
BACKGROUND
Because petitioner has limited his challenge on appeal to the fairness of the
procedures employed leading up to his dismissal, specifically a claim that the Department
violated his rights by failing to complete the investigation within one year of discovery of
the improper conduct, we provide only a general summary of the background
information.
The amended petition alleges petitioner was employed by the Riverside County
Sheriff’s Department as a captain, until he was notified by the department of his
termination, after 22 years of service. Notice of intent to terminate was served on
2 petitioner on April 10, 2017, for violations of Article XIV, section 2 of the Riverside
County Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), including inefficiency or negligence in
performance of duty, neglect of duty, insubordination, willful violation of an employee
regulation, discourteous treatment of the public or other employees, and conduct during
or outside of duty which adversely affects employee performance or operation of the
department in which they are employed. It further alleged petitioner violated General