Legal Opinion
Holcomb v. City of Los Angeles
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 8, 1989No. B033238PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ROTH, P. J.
This appeal by the City of Los Angeles and its chief of police arises out of disciplinary proceedings initiated by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) against respondent James L. Holcomb.
Holcomb is a Los Angeles Police Officer. On August 13, 1985, Lieutenant York of the LAPD sent a message to Holcomb and his partner, who were in a police vehicle, to return to the police station. Holcomb did not respond to the message or several others which were transmitted shortly thereafter. Ultimately, Holcomb arrived at the station 25 minutes after the initial request to return had…
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