Yesterday I had the pleasure of arguing before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. One day later it is still hard for me to express how exciting it was.
Here is the link to the recording of the argument.
At issue was whether or not a public employee who serves at the will of the board may have his at will status changed to for cause. Parker argued that the pleasure of the board was to enter into a contract that incorporated the personnel manual provisions of only for cause termination. I argued that the employee’s status is set by statute and cannot be changed by contract.
