Halford v. City of Topeka

The opinion of the court was delivered by

McFarland, J.:

Plaintiff Gregory C. Halford, a Topeka police officer, was suspended on December 17, 1980, for 15 days without pay by the defendant City’s Chief of Police Fred Howard. The suspension was entered without a hearing. At the time of the suspension, the chief of police sent a letter to the defendant Topeka Police and Fire Department Civil Service Commission asking for plaintiff s termination and the Commission to continue plaintiff s suspension until it issued its final order. The Commission issued no order continuing the suspension in the…