Legal Opinion
Harris v. City of Providence, 05-1247 (r.I.super. 2006)
Superior Court of Rhode Island
Decided April 27, 2006No. C.A. No. 05-1247Published
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION
Before this Court1 for decision is an appeal by Tonya Harris ("Harris" or "Plaintiff") of a decision rendered by a hearing board ("Board") formed pursuant to the Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights Act ("LEOBR" or "LEOBR Act"). The board terminated Harris from her position with the Providence Police Department ("PPD," "City," or "Defendant"). Harris now moves this Court to vacate the Board's decision; the PPD maintains that the decision should be upheld. Jurisdiction is pursuant to G.L. 1956 §§ 42-28.6-12 and 42-35-15.
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On May 27, 2004, Colonel Dean Esserman, Chief…
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- William King, the of the Will of Vernie C. Reece v. Joseph A. Califano, Jr., Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1979
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