Legal Opinion
City of Albuquerque v. Chavez
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided April 1, 1997No. 17356PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FLORES, Judge.
1. Joseph Chavez (Chavez), a corrections officer for the City of Albuquerque (the City), was terminated from his employment. After a hearing, the hearing officer ultimately recommended, and the Personnel Board (the Board) approved, reversal of Chavez’s termination. The City appealed to the district court, which found that the hearing officer “was not impartial,” and remanded for a new hearing. On interlocutory appeal, we take this opportunity to address when, as a matter of law, a hearing officer should disqualify himself or herself on an issue of bias, and by what…
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