ADMINISTRATIVE COURT
STATE OF RIDGEWAY
COASTBREEZE,
Petitioner
v.
PALMER POLICE DEPARTMENT,
Respondent
Case No. RSC-AD-629
Administrative Claim
CLAIM INFORMATION
Agency: Palmer Police Department
Type of Action: Blacklist
IA Reference Number: N/A
STATEMENT OF FACTS
1. On August 21, 2021, Senior Patrol Officer CoastBreeze (“Coast”) resigned from
the Palmer Police Department.
2. He then left the community for a prolonged period of time.
3. Unbeknownst to Coast, on October 9, 2021, Chief LewisMedvedeva blacklisted
Coast from the Palmer Police Department, alleging “Breach of SINDA/NDA.”
4. This blacklist has been in effect for 310 days — and has served to be a permanent
part of Coast’s record.
5. As a result of this essential permanence, a black mark — a badge of infamy, even,
has been placed upon Coast. See Wiemann v. Updegraff, 344 U.S. 183, 191 (1952);
see also Peters v. Hobby, 349 U.S. 331 (1955).
6. Upon Coast’s return to the Ridgeway community, he was intrigued by the
Ridgeway State Police job posting.
7. Having an active LETC certification with no apparent marks, he sought out to
complete an application for consideration of entry.
8. However, as Coast was reviewing his application, he found out that he was
blacklisted by the Palmer Police Department nearly a year ago.
9. This blacklist on Coast’s record makes it impossible for him to be reasonably
considered for employment in an agency such as the State Police.
10. Resultantly, Coast still suffers constantly from this blacklist - keeping it intact will
decimate his ability to re-enter the law enforcement world or be reasonably given a
second chance thereof.
ARGUMENT
1. §1.7a of the Administrative Procedure Act quotes “It is a violation of law to
blacklist an individual from employment.
2. Coast was denied his right to administrative review or due process when abruptly
blacklisted from the Palmer Police Department.
3. Though the statutes were not in place during Coast’s blacklist, the maintenance of
bars against his employment — even after the enactment of these statutes,
warrants his application to the case at bar.
4. When a badge of infamy — or other “grievous loss” is sought after, due process
comes into play. See Wisconsin v. Constantineau, 400 U.S. 433, 437 (1971). This
right to due process was not afforded to Coast.
5. The Court ruled prior in a similar situation, noting “[a] dishonorable discharge has
certain statutory disabilities… such as the fact they will get looked at unfavorably
in all future hiring decisions… In Re SteKing2008, RSC-AD-268.
6. We contend these disabilities are extended even further to a bar from employment.
DEMAND FOR REMEDY
The Petitioner prays for the following relief:
1. Immediate reversal of the blacklist imposed by the Palmer Police Department
Date: August 15, 2022
/s/ DAVIDLCLARKE
General Counsel
RIDGEWAY CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
1200 Oakfield Road, Suite 452
Palmer, Ridgeway
xz#5562
Counsel of Record
