Schexnayder v. New Orleans Police Department

KLEES, Judge.

Plaintiff Schexnayder appeals a decision of the Civil Service Commission upholding his suspension and subsequent dismissal from the New Orleans Police Department for allegedly cashing another police officer’s payroll check by means of a forged endorsement. We affirm.

On March 11, 1983, at 11:11 a.m., teller Linda Harris cashed a police payroll check made out to Patrick Jones in the amount of $598.11 at the Hibernia bank branch located at 4300 Magazine Street, directly across from the Second District police station. The teller did not request any identification from the person who…