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azalenski

Junior Member
What is the name of your state? Arizona
I was stopped in May 05 for not using my turn signal, the police officer asked I he could search my vehicle and I said NO but he did anyway, well he said he found a baggie in my car ( I never seen it) I was let go with a warning, Feb 06 my father gets served with a supenioa that is for me and they now want to charge me with possession of drug para well I get an attorney and I win but it gets put on the internet under "Public Access for Court Information" in June I get called into the VP for Admin Services office and my supervisor is also there and I am given an option of resigning by 10:00 am the next day or I will be terminated and he gives me a copy of the new policies and a list of items that they want to terminate me for and he points out #7 The use of illegal drugs will not be tollerated and then he shows me a copy of the information that he retrived off of the internet and that said "criminal" "for drug use and para" and then I told him how dare you, you can't use that against me, for one it is not for drug use it is for paraf and I am fighting that, " well I had to meet with 3 different groups regarding my job and everytime I met with someone else (approx 6) different people they all seen what they handed to me about Drug use, I was found NOT GUILTY, so do you think that I might have a case for defamation of character, and do think that I would have a case against the city for harrassement?
 


tigger22472

Senior Member
What is the name of your state? Arizona
I was stopped in May 05 for not using my turn signal, the police officer asked I he could search my vehicle and I said NO but he did anyway, well he said he found a baggie in my car ( I never seen it) I was let go with a warning, Feb 06 my father gets served with a supenioa that is for me and they now want to charge me with possession of drug para well I get an attorney and I win but it gets put on the internet under "Public Access for Court Information" in June I get called into the VP for Admin Services office and my supervisor is also there and I am given an option of resigning by 10:00 am the next day or I will be terminated and he gives me a copy of the new policies and a list of items that they want to terminate me for and he points out #7 The use of illegal drugs will not be tollerated and then he shows me a copy of the information that he retrived off of the internet and that said "criminal" "for drug use and para" and then I told him how dare you, you can't use that against me, for one it is not for drug use it is for paraf and I am fighting that, " well I had to meet with 3 different groups regarding my job and everytime I met with someone else (approx 6) different people they all seen what they handed to me about Drug use, I was found NOT GUILTY, so do you think that I might have a case for defamation of character, and do think that I would have a case against the city for harrassement?

ok.. first off, even if you had a case it wouldn't be slander. They didn't 'say' anything against you. Secondly, lots of luck suing the city for public records that every state, county... etc I know have. Thirdly, the city didn't do anything to you. They felt they had probable cause and you went to court and defended yourself. You may have something against the employer but that's iffy since they didn't just use this to terminate you.
 

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