Berryman v. Civil Service Board

ROBERTSON, Judge.

This is an appeal from a denial of a request for a declaratory judgment.

Appellant Charles Berryman is a policeman with the City of Muscle Shoals. John Conn, Commissioner of Public Safety of the City of Muscle Shoals, filed a complaint with the Civil Service Board of Muscle Shoals (Board), seeking to have Berryman terminated from his position as policeman.

Berryman was notified of Conn’s complaint by a letter from the Board. The letter stated that Berryman was charged with “illegal gambling activities,” and, further, that the Board found said charge to be soundly based.

Berryman…