Wachtel v. Fremont Civil Service Commission

This is an error proceeding commenced in the District Court by the petitioner, Kent Wachtel, to determine the validity of his discharge from the Fremont police department. The District Court dismissed the error proceeding, holding that the discharge by the Civil Service Commission was valid, and we affirm the judgment of the District Court.

The petitioner was a regular police officer employed by the police department of the City of Fremont since August 1969. The procedure regulating his discharge is governed by sections 19-1801 to 19-1823, R. R. S. 1943 (the Nebraska Civil Service Act).…