King County v. Carter

The appellant, Wells Van Steenbergh, was discharged from his employment with King County following a suspension. He requested a hearing before the King County Personnel Board, which entered an order reducing his termination to a 2-week suspension. The County then petitioned for a writ of certiorari to review the Personnel Boards order, naming as respondents the three members of the King County Personnel Board who had heard the employees appeal. The employee intervened and the trial court, following a hearing, reversed the order of the board and upheld the termination of the employee.