Legal Opinion
Ratliff v. Department of Police, New Orleans
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 13, 1989No. 88-CA-2043PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
BARRY, Judge.
Officer Clifford Ratliff appeals a Civil Service Commission decision which upholds his dismissal from the New Orleans Police Department.
BACKGROUND
Officer Ratliff was the subject of two Internal Affairs Division investigations, case #86-520C and case #86-82C. According to # 86-520C, on October 29, 1986 Ratliff and Officer David Handy removed a .38 cal. revolver from a private citizen’s vehicle. The officers failed to turn in the weapon to Central Evidence and Ratliff kept the weapon. According to # 86-82C, on December 16, 1986 Handy left their assigned area and Ratliff did not…
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- Hubbard v. Department of City Civil ServiceLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1985
- Verneuil v. Sewerage & Water Board of New OrleansLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1986
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- Ratliff v. Department of Police, City of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1989