Legal Opinion
Nixon v. City & County of Denver
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided December 18, 2014No. Court of Appeals No. 13CA2059PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
JUDGE TERRY
1 Petitioner, Ricky Nixon, a former police officer with the Denver Police Department, appeals the district court's order that effectively upheld his discharge. For the reasons explained below, we reverse that part of the district court's order pertaining to Nixon, and remand the case to the Civil Service Commission (Commission) for reconsideration of its decision.
I. Background
T2 This case arises from a complex set of administrative actions and appeals. Respondents, the City and County of Denver (the City) and its Manager of Safety, discharged Nixon and his fellow officer…
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