Legal Opinion
Atchison v. Monroe Municipal Fire & Police Civil Service Board
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 4, 2011No. 46,178-CAPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDrew, J.
|T Corporal Kim Atchison, a nine-year veteran of the Monroe Police Department (“MPD”), was terminated by Chief Ron Schleuter on June 10, 2008, for numerous violations of the sick leave policy, the off-duty/log-out policy, and for untruthfulness. The Monroe Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service Board upheld the termination on a 3-1 vote. La. R.S. 33:2501. Atchison appealed her termination to the Fourth Judicial District Court. La. R.S. 33:2501(E).
The district court found that termination was excessive discipline and disproportionate to the sanctions received by other similarly situated MPD…
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