Legal Opinion
City of Coweta v. Doughten
Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided June 22, 2011No. 108,962. Released for Publication by Order of the Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma, Division No. 4PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY L. GOODMAN, Presiding Judge.
1 1 This is an appeal by Defendants, David Doughten and the Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 192(FOP), from the trial court's ruling in favor of the City of Coweta (City). City filed a petition for a declaratory judgment, seeking a judicial declaration that it could terminate the employment of Doughten, a probationary police officer, without a hearing and without cause. For the following reasons, we affirm.
UNDISPUTED FACTS
2 City hired Doughten as a police officer in February 2009 and placed him on probationary status. He was terminated in May 2010 while still…
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- Casey v. CaseySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2005
- Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 108 v. City of ArdmoreSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2002
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