Brush v. City of Los Angeles

Opinion

JEFFERSON, J.

Petitioner Jack R. Brush sought a writ of administrative mandate (Code Civ. Proc., § 1094.5) to compel respondents, the City of Los Angeles, Edward M. Davis, Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department, and the Los Angeles Police Department, to reinstate him as a sergeant with the Los Angeles Police Department and to pay to him accumulated back salary. The trial court denied the writ and entered judgment for the respondents.

Since the judgment must be reversed for the reason hereinafter stated, we refer only briefly to the factual basis of petitioner’s termination from…