Legal Opinion
Smith v. New Orleans Police Department
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 5, 2002No. 2001-CA-0505PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICIA RIVET MURRAY, Judge.
The New Orleans Police Department (the “Department”) appeals the decision of the Civil Service Commission of the City of New Orleans (the “Commission”) modifying the suspension imposed against the defendant, Horace Smith (“Officer Smith”), by Richard J. Pennington, the Superintendent of the New Orleans Police Department (the “Superintendent”). For the reasons that follow we reverse the decision of the Commission and reinstate the thirty day suspension.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On July 25, 1998, a private citizen, Mr. Alim Johnson1, was injured in a physical…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Walters v. Dept. of Police of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
- Bannister v. Dept. of StreetsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1996
- Cittadino v. Department of PoliceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1990
- Newman v. Department of FireSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
- Branighan v. Department of PoliceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1978
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Delpit v. New Orleans Department of UtilitiesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2003