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First Name Keith
Last Name McCracken
Decision Date 8/13/2024
Docket Number 2024-0625-DOT
ALJ LKB
Respondent Division of Highways
Employment Type STATE
Job Title Program Manager I
Topics Dismissal--untimely; relief unavailable
Primary Issues Whether the grievance was untimely and whether the relief requested is unavailable to Grievant.
Outcome Dismissed
Statutes West Virginia Code § 6C-2-4(b)(1); W. VA. CODE § 6C-2-2(c);
Related Cases Higginbotham v. W. Va. Dep’t of Pub. Safety, Docket No. 97-DPS-018 (Mar. 31, 1997); Sayre v. Mason County Health Dep’t, Docket No. 95-MCHD-435 (Dec. 29, 1995), aff’d, Circuit Court of Mason County, No. 96-C-02 (June 17, 1996); Ball v. Kanawha County Bd. of Educ., Docket No. 94-20-384 (Mar. 13, 1995); Woods v. Fairmont State College, Docket No. 93-BOD-157 (Jan. 31, 1994); Jack v. W. Va. Div. of Human Serv., Docket No. 90-DHS-524 (May 14, 1991); Straley v. Putnam Cnty. Bd. of Educ., Docket No. 2017-0314-PutED (July 28, 2014), aff’d, Kanawha Cnty Cir. Ct. Civil Action No. 14-AA-91 (Nov. 16, 2015), aff’d. W. Va. Sup. Ct. App. Docket No. 15-1207 (Nov. 16, 2016); Goodwin v. Div. of Highways, Docket No. 2011-0604-DOT (March 4, 2011); Harvey v. W. Va. Bureau of Empl. Programs, Docket No. 96-BEP-484 (Mar. 6, 1998); Jenkins v. West Virginia University, Docket No. 2008-0158-WVU (June 2, 2009) (citing Skaff v. Pridemore, 200 W. Va. 700, 490 S.E.2d 787 (1997) (per curiam)) (other citations omitted); Spence v. Div. of Natural Res., Docket No. 2010-0149-CONS (Oct. 29, 2009)l Smith v. Lewis County Bd. of Educ., Docket No. 02-21-028 (June 21, 2002), aff’d, Kanawha Cnty. Cir. Ct. Civil Action No. 02-AA-87 (Aug. 14, 2003); Mitias v. Pub. Serv. Comm’n, Docket No. 05-PSC-107R (Sept. 22, 2010), aff’d, Kanawha Cnty. Cir. Ct. Civil Action No. 10-AA-185 (Sept. 11, 2012); Biggerstaff v. Mingo Cnty. Bd. of Educ., Docket No. 02-29-384D (Mar. 24, 2003), aff’d, Kanawha Cnty. Cir. Ct. Civil Action No. 03-AA-55 (Feb. 10, 2005); Priest v. Kanawha Cnty. Bd. of Educ., Docket No. 00-20-144 (Aug. 15, 2000)
Keywords Timeliness; relief unavailable
Intermediate Court of Appeals
Circuit Court
Supreme Court
Synopsis Grievant, a Program Manager I at the Division of Highways, filed a grievance challenging his evaluation under an EPA. The Level One Grievance Evaluator entered a “Dismissal Order” on June 11, 2024, pursuant to a settlement. Grievant filed a Level Two request for mediation on July 31, 2024. Respondent filed a motion to dismiss that request on August 6, 2024, arguing that 1) the appeal is untimely, 2) the Level One “Dismissal Order” is not appealable, and 3) the relief sought by Grievant cannot be granted by the Grievance Board. The request for mediation was not timely filed, and the remedy that Grievant seeks is unavailable. Accordingly, “Respondent Division of Highways’ Motion to Dismiss” is GRANTED.

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