Legal Opinion
Peter J. Paske, Jr. v. Joel Fitzgerald, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Chief of Police of City of Missouri City, and the City of Missouri City, Texas
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided June 23, 2016No. 01-15-00631-CVPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Michael Massengale, Justice
Appellant . Peter J. Paske appeals from a summary judgment in favor of appellees, the City of Missouri City and its .former chief of police, Joel Fitzgerald. Paske alleges that his rights under Texas Government Code sections 614.021-.023 were violated when Chief Fitzgerald terminated him for insubordination without first presenting him- with a signed complaint as a predicate to an internal investigation of his misconduct.
Because there is no evidence of any “complaint” made against Paske that would trigger the application of Chapter 614, we affirm the judgment…
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