Legal Opinion

Vara v. Department of Police

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided June 29, 2016No. 2016-CA-0036PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JAMES F. McKAY III, Chief Judge.

Ixln this civil service case, Juan Vara and Kevin Wheeler appeal a judgment of the Civil Service Commission of the City of New Orleans, which denied the appeal of their terminations by the New Orleans Pohee Department. For the following reasons, we affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On October 18, 2011, at approximately 10:19 p.m., Officers Vara and. Wheeler, who were assigned to the 2nd District Task Force, responded to a domestic disturbance at 8437 Stroelitz Street, where a female complainant alleged that a male suspect was armed with a machete and arguing…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Walters v. Dept. of Police of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
  2. Newman v. Department of FireSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
  3. Cure v. Department of PoliceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2007
  4. Abbott v. New Orleans Police DepartmentLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2015
  5. Palmer v. Department of PoliceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1998

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Wilson v. Department of Property ManagementLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2017
  2. Thompson v. Department of PoliceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2017

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