Hamm v. City of Santa Ana

By his petition, it appears petitioner commenced his employment with the City of Santa Ana (hereinafter referred to as “City”) in 1964 under civil service rules. In December 1967, he had a classification of patrolman with the police department of the City. The record before us does not indicate whether petitioner had tenure under civil service. From his petition which incorporated civil service ordinances and his allegations requesting a hearing before the civil service board regarding the termination of his employment, it may be assumed he had some type of civil service status, although it…