Legal Opinion
Bonacci v. City of Aurora
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided September 20, 1979No. 79CA0269PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULAND, Judge.
Plaintiff brought this declaratory judgment action against the City of Aurora and its Fire Department Pension Board, challenging the Board’s denial of his request for retirement. The district court dismissed the action, ruling that plaintiff’s exclusive remedy was certiorari review under C.R. C.P. 106(a)(4). We affirm.
Plaintiff was hired by the Aurora Fire Department in January of 1957. Under the ordinances and rules then in effect, fire department employees were eligible for retirement when they reached 50 years of age and had completed 21 years of service. Plaintiff would…
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