Legal Opinion
Bell v. Department of Police
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 22, 2017No. 2016-CA-0677PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judge Marion F. Edwards, Pro Tempore
_JjPlaintiff/Appellant, Keyalah Bell, appeals a ruling of the Civil Service Commission denying the appeal of her termination as a police officer with the City of New Orleans. For the following reasons, we affirm.
FACTS
In July of 2012, the New Orleans Department of Police terminated Officer Bell following a disciplinary investigation that determined that she was driving while intoxicated, crashed into a parked vehicle, fled the scene of the accident, and returned only after the owner of the damaged vehicle tracked her down. On July 2, 2013, the Civil Service…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Walters v. Dept. of Police of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
- Bannister v. Dept. of StreetsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1996
- Cittadino v. Department of PoliceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1990
- Staehle v. Department of PoliceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1998
- Bell v. Department of PoliceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2014
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