UMHOLTZ v. CITY OF TULSA

No. 48401.

565 P.2d 15 (1977)

John A. UMHOLTZ and Clarence Beard, Appellees, v. CITY OF TULSA, Oklahoma, a Municipal Corporation, and Jack Purdie, Chief of Police, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

May 24, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phil Frazier, Tulsa, for appellee John A. Umholtz.

Frank M. Hagedorn, Tulsa, for appellee, Clarence Beard.

Waldo F. Bales, City Atty., by Imogene Harris, Asst. City Atty., Tulsa, for appellants.


DAVISON, Justice:

Appellant, City of Tulsa, appeals from the granting of a writ of prohibition by the District Court of Tulsa County, which prohibited the City from suspending two officers of that City's police force without providing the officers with a presuspension review and an opportunity to be heard.

The City attacks the granting of the writ of prohibition on four grounds:

1. Prohibition was inappropriate...

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