Legal Opinion
Townsel v. San Diego Metropolitan Transit Development Board
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 27, 1998No. D026485PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
HOWATT, J. *
Plaintiff Rodric Townsel appeals the denial of his petition for a writ of mandate directing the San Diego Metropolitan Transit Development Board (MTDB) to vacate its decision to uphold the termination of his employment as a code enforcement officer. Townsel contends MTDB denied his constitutional right to due process by failing to provide him a posttermination evidentiary hearing. We agree and reverse.
Factual and Procedural Background
Townsel began working for MTDB as a code compliance inspector in 1989. It is undisputed that Townsel’s employment with MTDB could be…
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