Patton v. City of Grand Prairie

WHITHAM, Justice.

This appeal arises under the Firemen’s and Policemen’s Civil Service Law, TEX. REV.CIV.STAT.ANN. art. 1269m (Vernon Supp.1983). Appellant, Alan T. Patton, was indefinitely suspended by the chief of police of appellee, City of Grand Prairie, Texas, and appealed to the appellee, Grand Prairie Civil Service Commission. The Commission reinstated Patton but ordered a disciplinary suspension of ten days without pay which Patton appealed to the district court. The trial court dismissed for want of jurisdiction. We conclude that Patton’s disciplinary suspension is not subject to…