Legal Opinion
Norton v. City of Santa Ana
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 19, 1971No. Civ. 9646PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KERRIGAN, J.
Petitioner, a former police lieutenant of the City of Santa Ana, appeals a superior court judgment denying mandamus relief wherein he sought reinstatement following a decision of the Santa Ana Personnel Board upholding his dismissal for violation of departmental rules and regulations prohibiting employee insubordination, misconduct, and failure to reasonably cooperate with his fellow and superior officers.
In seeking reversal, petitioner raises several points stated in varying ways. The crucial issues may be defined as follows: (1) Insufficiency of the evidence to sustain…
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