Bradford v. New Orleans Police Department

JACHARLES R. JONES, Judge.

The Appellant, the New Orleans Police Department (“NOPD”), argues on appeal that the Civil Service Commission (“Commission”) acted arbitrarily and capriciously and committed clear error in overturning the one-day suspension of Officer Henry G. Bradford imposed by the Superintendent of the NOPD, and exceeded its constitutional authority by substituting its judgment for that of the appointing authority. Finding no error by the commission, we affirm.

The facts of the case are not in dispute. Officer Bradford, a thirty-two year veteran of the NOPD with an otherwise…