Legal Opinion
Umholtz v. City of Tulsa
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided May 24, 1977No. 48401PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVISON, Justice:
Appellant, City of Tulsa, appeals from the granting of a writ of prohibition by the District Court of Tulsa County, which prohibited the City from suspending two officers of that City’s police force without providing the officers with a presuspension review and an opportunity to be heard.
The City attacks the granting of the writ of prohibition on four grounds:
1. Prohibition was inappropriate because it prohibited an administrative or ministerial act, and not a judicial or quasi-judicial act.
2. Prohibition was inappropriate because there was an adequate remedy at law.
3. The…
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