In Re City of Lancaster

OPINION

Opinion By

Justice MOSELEY.

In this mandamus proceeding, the City of Lancaster contends the trial court abused its discretion by entering a final judgment ordering it to reinstate a firefighter, David Clopton, within ten days of the date of the judgment, and by issuing a writ of mandamus to enforce the judgment while post-trial motions were pending and before the expiration of the City’s time period for perfecting an appeal. We conditionally grant the writ in part.

I. BACKGROUND

The City fired Clopton for failing to pass a random drug test. He sought a review of that decision under the…