Legal Opinion

Tennessee v. Department of Police

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided February 24, 2010No. 2009-CA-1461Published

1Opinion of the Court

MAX N. TOBIAS, JR., Judge.

_jjln this appeal, Lenvi Tennessee, a recruit with the New Orleans Police Department (“NOPD”), seeks reversal of the Civil Service Commission’s (“Commission”) dismissal of his appeal of his termination for lack of jurisdiction. Specifically, Mr. Tennessee argues the right to appeal his termination because he was discriminated against based on his disability. For the following reasons, we affirm.

On 23 July 2006, the NOPD hired Mr. Tennessee as a police recruit. Upon his graduating from the police academy, the NOPD assigned him to a district to complete his field…

2Cases cited8 opinions

Banks v. New Orleans Police Dept.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2002
NEW ORLEANS FIREFIGHTERS v. New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1991
Reimer v. MED. CEN. OF LA. AT NEW ORLEANSLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1997
Walton v. French Market Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1995
Christoffer v. New Orleans Fire Dept.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2000

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