Legal Opinion
City of Albuquerque v. Chavez
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided September 21, 1998No. 24257PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FRANCHINI, Chief Justice.
{1} Petitioner-Employee Ernest Chavez was terminated by the City of Albuquerque Fire Department (Department). A divided Court of Appeals reversed the district court order that had set aside the decision of the City of Albuquerque Personnel Board sustaining Chavez’s termination. City of Albuquerque v. Chavez, 1997-NMCA-034, 123 N.M. 258, 939 P.2d 1066. The majority opinion of the Court of Appeals held that “due process was not violated by requiring Employee to present his evidence first or to bear the burden of production or persuasion in [post-termination]…
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