District of Columbia v. Jones

NEWMAN, Chief Judge:

The District of Columbia appeals a finding that the procedures followed by the Metropolitan Police Department in determining appellee’s right to administrative sick leave were constitutionally defective, and also appeals the trial court’s determination that because appellee was forbidden by departmental regulation from mitigating damages during the time he spent on leave without pay, appellee was ipso facto entitled to full back pay for the period of time in question. In Part I we outline the facts and the nature of appellee’s right to administrative sick leave. In Part II…