Legal Opinion
Burton v. Office of Employee Appeals
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 3, 2011No. Nos. 09-CV-1493, 10-CV-963PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FISHER, Associate Judge:
Appellants, each of whom had worked for the Metropolitan Police Department for more than fifteen years, were reduced in rank from the position of Commander. They appealed to the Office of Employee Appeals (OEA), claiming that, as Career Service employees, they could not be demoted without cause. In separate decisions, the OEA held that even though appellants were Career Service employees, the Chief of Police had specific statutory authority to reduce their rank, even without cause. Judges of the Superior Court affirmed both decisions, as do we.1
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2Cases cited19 opinions
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