Legal Opinion
Chelf v. Civil Service Commission
Court of Appeals of Iowa
Decided February 25, 1994No. 92-1757PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HABHAB, Judge.
Davenport police officer appeals from the district court’s ruling upholding his discharge for use of excessive force. Based on our de novo review, we conclude the officer, Anthony Chelf, was guilty of misconduct and the nature of his misconduct warranted his removal from the police department. Thus, we affirm.
The charge of misconduct against Chelf arose out of the circumstances surrounding the arrest of Nikolaus Meyer. On June 12, 1991, Chelf was involved in a high-speed chase of Meyer, who was driving a motorcycle. Members of the Davenport Police Department, the Scott County…
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- Sieg v. CIV. SERV. COM'N OF WEST DES MOINESSupreme Court of Iowa · 1983
- Johnson v. Civil Service Commission of the City of ClintonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1984
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