Florida District Courts of Appeal, 2001

Bass v. Metro Dade County Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation

Bass v. Metro Dade County Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided October 31, 2001 · Cope, Goderich, Shevin
798 So. 2d 835 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Bass v. Metro Dade County Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation

Opinion of the Court

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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