Yantsin v. City of Aberdeen

Quaere: Does the suspension of a member of a police department under a provision in a civil service ordinance reading,

“ . . . Nothing in this section shall limit the power of an officer to suspend, without pay, a subordinate for a period not exceeding thirty (30) days.”

constitute a violation of his constitutional right not to be deprived of property without due process of law?

For our present purposes, it is assumed that the suspension was without cause, and that the officer suspended had no right of review.

Answer: No. Due process of law is not applicable unless. one is being deprived of…