Legal Opinion
Fascio v. Department of Police
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 1, 2009No. 2008-CA-1127PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES F. McKAY III, Judge.
Lin this appeal, the plaintiff/appellant, Officer Rudolph Fascio, seeks review of a decision of the Civil Service Commission of the City of New Orleans upholding a thirty (30) day suspension imposed upon him by the New Orleans Police Department. We affirm the Commission’s finding that Officer Fascio should have been disciplined and suspended. However, we amend that judgment to reduce the amount of time for his suspension from thirty (30) days to twelve (12) days.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On August 27, 2005, due to the approach of Hurricane Katrina, Superintendent…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Konen v. New Orleans Police DepartmentSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1954
- Jones v. Louisiana Department of HighwaysSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971
- Alongi v. Dept. of PoliceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1984
- Deshotel v. Department of PoliceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2007
- McElrath v. Department of PoliceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2007
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