Legal Opinion

Blinn v. City of East Providence

Superior Court of Rhode Island

Decided December 18, 2007No. C.A. No. P.C. 2007-0187Published

1Opinion of the Court

DECISION

Raymond Blinn ("Blinn") appeals from a decision of a hearing board ("Board") formed pursuant to the Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights ("LEOBR"). Blinn seeks reversal of the Board's decision to suspend him without pay for forty-five days from the City of East Providence Police Department ("EPPD"). Blinn also seeks reinstatement without loss of pay and benefits. This Court has jurisdiction pursuant to G.L.1956 §§ 42-28.6-12 and 42-35-15.

FACTS AND TRAVEL

On May 26, 2004, Hubert J. Paquette, Chief of the EPPD ("Paquette"), issued a three-count departmental complaint ("complaint")…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Caswell v. George Sherman Sand & Gravel Co.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1981
  2. Doyle v. Paul Revere Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1998
  3. Barrington School Committee v. Rhode Island State Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1992
  4. Johnston Ambulatory Surgical Associates, Ltd. v. NolanSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2000
  5. United States v. The J. B. Williams Company, Inc., and Parkson Advertising Agency, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974

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