Legal Opinion
District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department v. Pinkard
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 20, 2002No. 99-CV-1210PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) appeals from a Superior Court order affirming a ruling by the Office of Employee Appeals (OEA) that the MPD did not have cause to fire one of its officers, Elton Pinkard. An MPD trial board, after a hearing, terminated Pinkard on the ground that he had assaulted his former wife. When Pinkard appealed from his termination to the OEA, an OEA administrative judge reversed the trial board’s decision and ordered that Pinkard be reinstated. That ruling was upheld by the OEA in an administrative appeal. The MPD then sought review in the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Hessey v. BurdenDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
- Stokes v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
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3Cited by9 opinions
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