Schwartz v. City of St. Louis

LAWRENCE E. MOONEY, Judge.

The City of St. Louis and its Civil Service Commission appeal the judgment of the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis, which reversed the Commission’s decision to uphold Timothy Schwartz’s demotion for acting in an inappropriate and abusive manner toward a subordinate. We conclude that the City’s notice was inadequate to permit Schwartz to present a meaningful defense, and so the Commission’s decision was made upon unlawful procedure and without a fair hearing. We also hold that the Commission’s imprecise and con-elusory findings deprive this Court of any ability…