Mejia v. Department of Police

CHARLES R. JONES, Judge.

_JjThe plaintiff-Appellant Officer Marcelo Mejia seeks review of the judgment of the Civil Service Commission which found that he voluntarily resigned from the New Orleans Police Department. We affirm.

In 2005, Officer Mejia was a Class IV Officer for the New Orleans Police Department (“NOPD”), serving in the Fifth District. On August 28, 2005, he was assigned to Charity Hospital, to guard an arrested individual who was being treated for gunshot wounds.

Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans on August 29, 2005, and Officer Mejia remained at Charity Hospital as ordered. He…