Bass v. Metro Dade County Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Bass v. Metro Dade County Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation

798 So. 2d 835

District Court of Appeal of Florida·Decided October 31, 2001·No. No. 3D01-510·Published·Cited by 3 cases

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PER CURIAM.

Linda Bass appeals the dismissal of her wrongful termination action. We affirm.

Following her termination from employment in 1990, Bass instituted and fully pursued her civil service administrative remedies. Having concluded those administrative proceedings, Bass is not now entitled to bring an independent action in Circuit Court to challenge the propriety of the discharge. City of Miami Springs v. Barad, 448 So.2d 510, 511 (Fla. 3d DCA 1983). Additionally, there is no action in Florida for the common law tort of wrongful termination. Wiggins v. Southern Mgmt. Corp., 629 So.2d 1022 (Fla. 4th DCA 1993).

Notwithstanding this determination, this affirmance is without prejudice to Bass resubmitting an application to the Department of Corrections for re-employment in light of her re-certification.

Affirmed.

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PER CURIAM.

Linda Bass appeals the dismissal of her wrongful termination action. We affirm.

Following her termination from employment in 1990, Bass instituted and fully pursued her civil service administrative remedies. Having concluded those administrative proceedings, Bass is not now entitled to bring an independent action in Circuit Court to challenge the propriety of the discharge. City of Miami Springs v. Barad, 448 So.2d 510, 511 (Fla. 3d DCA 1983). Additionally, there is no action in Florida for the common law tort of wrongful termination. Wiggins v. Southern Mgmt. Corp., 629 So.2d 1022 (Fla. 4th DCA 1993).

Notwithstanding this determination, this affirmance is without prejudice to Bass resubmitting an application to the Department of Corrections for re-employment in light of her re-certification.

Affirmed.

Bass v. Metro Dade County Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation, 798 So. 2d 835 (Fla. Ct. App. 2001).

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