NEWKIRK v. SEWERAGE AND WATER BD. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS

No. CA-4279.

485 So.2d 626 (1986)

William G. NEWKIRK v. SEWERAGE AND WATER BOARD CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied April 16, 1986.

Writ Denied June 13, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Avis Topps, New Orleans Legal Assistance Corp., New Orleans, for appellant.

Gerard M. Victor, Gen. Counsel, John D. Lambert, Jr., Sp. Counsel, Jacob Taranto, III, Asst. Sp. Counsel, Mary-Elizabeth Pattron, Senior Counsel, Leonard Crooks, Associate Counsel, Sewerage and Water Bd. of New Orleans, New Orleans, for appellee.

Before BYRNES, CIACCIO and WILLIAMS, JJ.


CIACCIO, Judge.

William G. Newkirk appeals the decision of the Civil Service Commission which upheld his suspension and dismissal from employment by the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board. We affirm the plaintiff's suspension and reverse his termination.

The principal issue presented is whether the Civil Service Commission erred in finding the appointing authority had met its burden of proof in this case.

Plaintiff, William G. Newkirk, began his...

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