Williams v. City of Los Angeles

Opinion

ASHBY, Acting P. J.

The City of Los Angeles (City) and its chief of police appeal from a judgment granting a peremptory writ of mandate compelling them to reinstate respondent Ronald Williams to his former position as a lieutenant in the Los Angeles Police Department.

Respondent was dismissed from his position for misconduct. He filed a previous petition for writ of mandate to be reinstated to his position, primarily on the ground that the findings of misconduct did not support the penalty of dismissal. That litigation, which lasted approximately two years, was ultimately resolved in…