Lester v. Sheriff of Oakland County

The instant case is a consolida tion of three separate appeals made by defendants from actions commenced by plaintiff in Oakland County Circuit Court. The suits were initiated by plaintiff in an effort to compel defendants to reinstate him to his former position of detective sergeant on the Oakland County Sheriffs Department.

Plaintiff was first suspended from his position on March 4, 1976, due to a pending request for a criminal warrant against him. On March 11, 1976, plaintiff was formally terminated from his position due to the issuance of a felony warrant by the Oakland County prosecuting…