City of Sterling Heights v. General Employees Civil Service Commission

Defendant, Morton Garelik, employed by the City of Sterling Heights, was suspended from his job for five days on charges which, if true, would seriously blemish his career. He requested a hearing on the matter before the Sterling Heights Civil Service Commission. The Civil Service Commission, in fact, held a full hearing and found the evidence insufficient and unsubstantial and ordered him reinstated with other appropriate remedies.

Plaintiffs, the City of Sterling Heights and some of its officers, challenged the hearing on the grounds that the Civil Service Commission was without jurisdiction…