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BETTY MALIA BRYANT v. SHELBY COUNTY GOVERNMENT, ET AL.

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Nov 20, 2025

Court: TN Court of Appeals

Attorneys 1: Maureen Truax Holland and Yvette H. Kirk, Memphis, Tennessee, for the appellant, Betty Malia Bryant.

Attorneys 2: Katherine L. Frazier and R.H. “Chip” Chockley, Memphis, Tennessee, for the appellees, Shelby County Government, and Shelby County Trustee.

Judge(s): MCGEE

This appeal arises from a petition for judicial review of a decision of the Shelby County Civil Service Merit Board. The appellant worked as a cashier for the Shelby County Trustee’s Office and was terminated after she experienced a cash shortage and attempted to force balance. The Civil Service Merit Board conducted a review hearing and upheld the termination. The appellant sought judicial review in the chancery court, which likewise upheld the termination. The appellant filed this appeal claiming that her procedural due process rights were violated, her termination was not in accordance with the policies and procedures of Shelby County, and that the Civil Service Merit Board’s decision was arbitrary and capricious. Discerning no error, we affirm.

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