Butler v. New Orleans Property Management Department

MAX N. TOBIAS, JR., Judge.

| ¡.This case involves the appeal of a ruling by the Civil Service Commission of the City of New Orleans (“CSC”) to reinstate Carl Butler (“Butler”), an employee of the Department of Property Management (“DPM”), who was terminated following a positive result for marijuana on a random drug test. Because the City" of New Orleans, the appointing authority in this case, failed to present evidence of the chain of custody for the drug test at the hearing before the CSC hearing officer, the CSC found that it failed to carry its burden of proof in its case to justify its…