City of Cincinnati v. Queen City Lodge No. 69

Gorman, Judge.

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, Queen City Lodge No. 69, Fraternal Order of Police (“FOP”), appeals from the order of the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas granting the motion of plaintiff-appellee, the city of Cincinnati, to vacate an arbitrator’s decision modifying the dismissal of the grievant, Police Officer Patrick Catón, to a 40-hour suspension. The FOP’s single assignment of error challenges the trial court’s finding that the arbitrator had exceeded her authority when she relied on the city police division’s rules and regulations, a document extraneous to the…