Schmuecker v. Lancaster County

Summary

The Nebraska Supreme Court affirmed the district court's judgment upholding the merit commission's decision to terminate a deputy sheriff sergeant who knowingly failed to execute three outstanding time pay warrants. The court held that sufficient evidence supported a finding that his conduct violated his statutory duty and the sheriff's office standard operating procedures, and that his procedural challenges did not establish reversible error. The court also concluded that he received constitutionally adequate pretermination process, that the commission's decision was not void for delayed notification, and that any error concerning waiver caused no prejudice.