Stanley L. Knee v. Samuel Ramirez

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN

NO. 03-99-00854-CV

Stanley L. Knee, Appellant

v.

Samuel Ramirez, Appellee

FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY, 53RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT

NO. 99-10441, HONORABLE W. JEANNE MEURER, JUDGE PRESIDING

Appellant Stanley L. Knee, Chief of the Austin Police Department (APD), appeals from the trial court's grant of mandamus relief to appellee Samuel Ramirez, a suspended APD officer who sought reinstatement and back wages. We will vacate the trial court judgment.

Factual and Procedural Background

On August 11, 1999, Knee signed a notice imposing an "indefinite…