Fields v. City of Clarksdale

ROBERTS, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. The continuing saga of Captain Billy J. Fields’s termination in 2007 from the City of Clarksdale Fire Department for alleged insubordination is again before this Court. And the merit of the controversy has yet to be finally decided. Fields appeals and asks this Court to remand the case to the Coahoma County Circuit Court solely for a determination of his entitlement to back pay or damages. The City of Clarksdale (“City”) filed a cross-appeal seeking remand to the circuit court for a hearing on the merits because a transcript of the hearing before the civil…