Legal Opinion
Barber v. Long Beach Civil Service Commission
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 30, 1996No. B093127PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
VOGEL (Miriam A.), J.
In a context where the major underlying issue was one of credibility, Long Beach Police Officer Albert Barber was fired and his termination was sustained by the Long Beach Civil Service Commission. Barber’s petition for a writ of administrative mandate was then denied by the trial court based upon the erroneous view that, notwithstanding the trial court’s obligation to exercise its independent judgment, it could not consider the issue of credibility. We reverse.
Facts
On August 7, 1992, Tricia McCabe collided with a parked car. Paramedics took McCabe to the Long…
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