Hampton v. Department of Fire

Judge Terrel Broussard, Pro Tempore

|TThe defendant-appellant and “Appointing Authority”, the New Orleans Fire Department (“NOFD”), appeals a decision of the Civil Service Commission (“Commission”) dated July 7, 2016, in favor of the plaintiff-appellee, Daniel Hampton, ordering the NOFD to restore any back pay and emoluments related to his emergency suspension on July 2, 2013. For the following reasons, we hereby affirm the Commission’s ruling.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Mr. Hampton was a Firefighter with status as a permanent employee in the NOFD. On May 24, 2016, the Commission rendered a…