Pepper v. City of Jackson

RUSSELL, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Helen Pepper appeals the Hinds County Circuit Court’s judgment, which affirmed the decision of the Civil Service Commission (Commission) to uphold Pepper’s sixty-day suspension without pay. She contends the Commission’s order was not supported by substantial evidence; the Commission acted in a manner that was arbitrary, unreasonable and capricious; her sixty-day suspension was excessive; and the Commission erred when it did not find that her suspension was politically motivated. Finding no error, we affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. Pepper was employed…