Conger v. Cnty. of L. A.

*265The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (the Department) rescinded appellant Thomas L. Conger's probationary promotion to lieutenant based on investigatory findings that Conger had failed to report a use of force several months before the Department promoted him to the probationary position. After unsuccessfully pursuing administrative remedies, Conger filed a petition for a writ of mandate in the trial court claiming that rescinding his promotion based on alleged conduct occurring before he was elevated to his probationary position constituted a demotion or a "denial of *266promotion on…