Jackson v. City of Pomona

Opinion

POTTER, Acting P. J.

Petitioner Carl F. Jackson appeals from the judgment denying a writ of mandate. The petition sought to annul a decision of the City Council of the City of Pomona which suspended him from his duty as a police sergeant without pay for a period of one month and demoted him to the rank of senior patrolman. The gravamen of the petition was that on several bases the council “proceeded in excess of its jurisdiction and committed a prejudicial abuse of discretion by not proceeding in the manner required by law,” the grounds specified in Code of Civil Procedure section…