Cleveland Police Patrolmen's Ass'n v. City of Cleveland

Nahra, Judge.

Defendant-appellant city of Cleveland (the “city”) appeals from an order of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas which vacated an arbitration award in the city’s favor. The arbitrator had denied plaintiff-appellee Cleveland Police Patrolmen’s Association’s (the “union’s”) grievance, filed when disciplinary action was taken by the city against two of the union’s members. The union then appealed the arbitrator’s decision to the trial court, which determined the award was improper.

The instant action results from an incident which received a great deal of notoriety. On the night…