Paytas v. City of Warren Police Department

Plaintiff was suspended from the Warren Police Department and ultimately dismissed from his position as a Warren Police Officer. The Warren Police and Fire Civil Service Commission upheld this dismissal on March 14, 1974. The decision of the civil service commission was appealed to the Macomb County Circuit Court and affirmed by an order of that court dated September 30, 1975. Plaintiff now appeals from the circuit court order.

Plaintiff had a history of mental and physical health problems. He had been lawfully absent from work since March 23, 1973, and was awaiting the outcome of a petition…