Kennedy v. City of Cleveland

Plaintiff-appellant, Janet Kennedy, seeks reversal of the trial court’s dismissal of her administrative appeal. For reasons that will be discussed in this opinion, we con-

elude that principles of equity preclude plaintiff from pursuing an appeal in this court.

I

Nearly a decade ago, plaintiff was suspended from the Cleveland Police Department. She was relieved of duty as a police officer when she was indicted by the United States and Cuyahoga County Grand Juries for possession of stolen property. Several items of stolen men’s apparel were found in a search of plaintiff’s residence, in which she…