Legal Opinion
Mathieu v. New Orleans Public Library
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided October 19, 2010No. 2009-C-2746PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEIMER, Justice.1
| ¶ This matter is before the court for a determination of whether the court of appeal erred in reducing the disciplinary sanction of termination of an employee which had been imposed by the New Orleans Public Library (NOPL)2 and upheld by the New Orleans Civil Service Commission (CSC). For reasons that follow, we hold the sanction of termination based on the facts and circumstances of this case was not arbitrary and capricious or characterized by an abuse of discretion, and we reverse the ruling of the court of appeal.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Monna Mathieu was a…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Walters v. Dept. of Police of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984
- Bannister v. Dept. of StreetsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1996
- Burst v. Bd. of Com'rs Port of New OrleansLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1994
- Robbins v. New Orleans Public LibraryLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1968
- Mathieu v. NEW ORLEANS PUBLIC LIBRARYLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2009
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3Cited by40 opinions
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- Bracey v. City of AlexandriaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2012
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