Legal Opinion
District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department v. Stanley
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 28, 2008No. 04-CV-1482PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GLICKMAN, Associate Judge:
This appeal concerns the way the Metropolitan Police Department (“MPD”) undertook to remove three of its district commanders, appellees Winfred Stanley, Reginald Smith, and John Daniels. On the afternoon of February 13, 1998, each commander was called into the office of the Assistant Chief of Police and presented with a stark ultimatum. Stanley and Smith were told their employment would be terminated immediately unless they retired that very day. Daniels was given the same choice unless he agreed within the hour to accept a vaguely described demotion. The Assistant…
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