Legal Opinion
Kaiser v. Board of Police & Fire Commissioners
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided November 3, 1981No. 80-774PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSteinmetz, J.
The issue in this case is whether a probationary employee is entitled to the procedural guar*499antees outlined in sec. 62.13(5), Stats.1 The court of appeals held he was not so entitled and we affirm.
On March 21, 1978, Bruce J. Kaiser was appointed as a probationary police officer on the Wauwatosa Police Department. He was to remain on probation for one *500year before he would be eligible to become a permanent officer. By the fall of 1978, Chief of Police, Roy E. Well-nitz (Chief), had decided that Kaiser was not qualified to serve as a police officer. This was largely due to reports of his hostile…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Bishop v. WoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Richards v. Board of EducationWisconsin Supreme Court · 1973
3Cited by7 opinions
- Ratliff v. City of MilwaukeeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Milan Schultz v. Fred Baumgart, Chief, Waukesha Fire DepartmentCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Milwaukee Police Ass'n v. City of MilwaukeeCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1983
- Kaiser v. BOARD OF POLICE & FIRE COMMRS.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1981
- Ratliff v. City of MilwaukeeDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1985
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