Legal Opinion
Cook v. Civil Service Commission
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 17, 1960No. Civ. 6161PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCoughlin, J.
The petitioner brought these proceedings in mandamus to effect his reinstatement as a sergeant in the Police Department of the City of Chula Vista, from which position he had been discharged by his superior, the defendant chief of police. At the time of his dismissal he had attained regular status in the classified services of the city of Chula Vista, pursuant to the civil service system established by its charter.
On October 23, 1956, the chief of police demoted petitioner from sergeant to patrolman, contemporaneously delivering to him a written statement of the charges pertaining to his…
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