Harris v. Miss. Dep’t of Corrections

Docket Number:	2001-CC-01371-SCT

Supreme Court:	Opinion Date: 11-21-2002 Opinion Author: SMITH, Holding: AFFIRMED

Additional Case Information:	Judge(s) Concurring: PITTMAN, C.J., WALLER, COBB, DIAZ, EASLEY, CARLSON AND GRAVES, JJ., Dissenting Author : McRAE, P.J., Procedural History: Admin or Agency Judgment Nature of the Case: State Boards and Agencies

Trial Court:	Date of Trial Judgment: 07-19-2001 Appealed from: SUNFLOWER COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT Judge: Betty W. Sanders Disposition: Employee Appeals Board entered an order granting Harris partial relief in the form of 10% special duty pay for 305 of the 485 days he served as an acting CA-IV. Circuit Court of Sunflower County entered an order on July 19, 2001, finding that Harris had not filed his grievance within the time period allowed by the Mississippi State Employee Handbook and that he was not entitled to a promotion or transfer to a CA-IV position and affirmed the EAB order and the special duty pay award to which it found Harris was entitled.

	Party Name:	Attorney Name:
Appellant:	LARRY HARRIS	W. ELLIS PITTMAN WILBERT LEVON JOHNSON

Appellee:	MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS	OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL BY: JANE L. MAPP JOSEPH A. GOFF

Mississippi College School of Law